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A History of Science in Society (University of Toronto Press, 2016)<\/span><\/span> A History of Science in Society<\/em>\u00a0is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Ede and Cormack trace the history of the changing place of science in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful.<\/span><\/p>\n New topics in this edition include astronomy and mathematics in ancient Mayan society, science and technology in ancient India and China, and Islamic cartography. New “Connections” features provide in-depth exploration of the ways science and society interconnect. The text is accompanied by 55 colour maps and diagrams, and 8 colour plates highlighting key concepts and events. Essay questions, chapter timelines, a further readings section, and an index provide additional support for students. A companion reader edited by the authors,\u00a0A History of Science in Society: A Reader<\/em><\/a>, is also available.<\/span><\/p>\n Lesley B. Cormack<\/strong> is the Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). Before this, she was a Dean at the University of Alberta and at Simon Fraser University. She received her PhD from the University of Toronto in 1988 and taught at the University of Alberta in the Department of History and Classics for 17 years. She is a historian of early modern science, specializing in geography and mathematics in 16th-century England, and the author of Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities, 1580-1620<\/em>\u00a0and co-editor with Andrew Ede of\u00a0A History of Science in Society: A Reader<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n Andrew Ede<\/b><\/strong> is an associate professor of History at the University of Alberta.<\/p>\n http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y6d8xthv<\/a><\/p>\n From the Publisher – University of Toronto Press<\/a><\/span> Paper ISBN:\u00a09781442635029<\/span> The University of British Columbia Okanagan Classroom Artwork Project<\/em> aims to display academically inspiring artwork in classrooms and other teaching areas of the university.<\/span><\/p>\n Artwork displayed as part of this project \u2013 including the covers of books and journals containing work written or edited by UBCO scholars and researchers \u2013 is intended to help enliven university teaching spaces, educate classroom users about the connections between research and teaching, and introduce members of the broader public to some of the research and scholarship carried out at UBCO.<\/span><\/p>\n
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