Science in the archives : pasts, presents, futures /

Science in the archives : pasts, presents, futures /

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Imprint:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017. ©2017
Description:	viii, 397 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Scientific archives. Scientific archives -- History. Science -- History. Science. Scientific archives. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11039679

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Other authors / contributors:	Daston, Lorraine, 1951- editor.
ISBN:	9780226432229 022643222X 9780226432366 022643236X 9780226432533
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Archives bring to mind rooms filled with old papers and dusty artifacts. But for scientists, the detritus of the past can be a treasure trove of material vital to present and future research: fossils collected by geologists; data banks assembled by geneticists; case histories published in medical journals; weather diaries and data silos trawled by climate scientists; libraries visited by historians. These are the vital collections, assembled and maintained over millennia, which define the sciences of the archives. With 'Science in the Archives', Lorraine Daston offers the first study of the important role that these archives play in the natural and human sciences. Ranging across disciplines and centuries, contributors cover episodes in the history of astronomy, geology, genetics, philology, climatology, medicine, and more - as well as fundamental practices such as collecting, retrieval, and data mining. Chapters cover topics ranging from doxology in Greco-Roman antiquity to NSA surveillance techniques of the twenty-first century. Thoroughly exploring the practices, politics, economics, and potential of the sciences of the archives, this volume reveals the essential historical dimension of the sciences, while also adding a much-needed long term perspective to contemporary debates over the uses of Big Data in science.
Standard no.:	40027000817

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