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GtrsRGr8 · 12-29-2016, 05:29 PM

UPDATE: I just opened the PDF from unglue.it that I had downloaded. It has XL + 784 pages, so that matches the number of pages in the edition that Amazon offers (they apparently exclude the 40 pages with the preface, foreword, etc., while unglue.it includes them). This is a very attractive, clean book; the cover is beautiful--just the kind of things that you would expect from a world-class university press such as Amsterdam University's.

I need to make this short and sweet . . . .

You can get How Modern Science Came Into the World, by H.F.(Floris) Cohen for free at unglue.it.

The least expensive copy at Amazon is around $89 (Hardcover--Used, "Like New").

Amazon apparently offers no other formats than the one dead-tree one. The book is in the PDF format from unglue.it. It may not be available digitally anywhere else--I simply don't know. That, in itself, may be a reason for someone to grab this one from unglue.it.

I notice that the one at unglue.it has a 2010 date (copyright date? first published date?) at unglue.it. There is a dearth of additional bibliographic information about the book there, as far as I can tell. The one sold at Amazon is published by Amsterdam University Press, has 784 pages, and has a date of 2011. I don't know if they are the same or different editions. If they are different editions, it looks like they could not possibly be very different (especially incorporating new developments) because there is only one year difference in the dates. For what it's worth, the cover image on both are very similar.

I hope that someone (in addition to me) will benefit from this ebook!

12-29-2016, 05:29 PM	#742
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	This $89 Book at Amazon, on the Rise of Modern Science, Is FREE at Unglue.it. UPDATE: I just opened the PDF from unglue.it that I had downloaded. It has XL + 784 pages, so that matches the number of pages in the edition that Amazon offers (they apparently exclude the 40 pages with the preface, foreword, etc., while unglue.it includes them). This is a very attractive, clean book; the cover is beautiful--just the kind of things that you would expect from a world-class university press such as Amsterdam University's. I need to make this short and sweet . . . . You can get How Modern Science Came Into the World, by H.F.(Floris) Cohen for free at unglue.it. The least expensive copy at Amazon is around $89 (Hardcover--Used, "Like New"). Amazon apparently offers no other formats than the one dead-tree one. The book is in the PDF format from unglue.it. It may not be available digitally anywhere else--I simply don't know. That, in itself, may be a reason for someone to grab this one from unglue.it. I notice that the one at unglue.it has a 2010 date (copyright date? first published date?) at unglue.it. There is a dearth of additional bibliographic information about the book there, as far as I can tell. The one sold at Amazon is published by Amsterdam University Press, has 784 pages, and has a date of 2011. I don't know if they are the same or different editions. If they are different editions, it looks like they could not possibly be very different (especially incorporating new developments) because there is only one year difference in the dates. For what it's worth, the cover image on both are very similar. I hope that someone (in addition to me) will benefit from this ebook! Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 12-29-2016 at 05:56 PM.