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The Oxford dictionary of scientific quotations / edited by W.F. Bynum and Roy Porter.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780191727771 (online resource)
Title	The Oxford dictionary of scientific quotations / edited by W.F. Bynum and Roy Porter.
Portion of title	Dictionary of scientific quotations
Publisher and/or associated date/s	[New York] : Oxford University Press, 2005-
Description	1 online resource.
Note	"Oxford Reference Online Premium."
Note	Title from home page (viewed January 5, 2010).
Conditions of access	Available to Museum Staff only.
Summary	The great ideas of science, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this collection. An essential reference tool, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists talk about achievements and failures in their own lives, and in those of others.
Subjects	Science -- Quotations, maxims, etc
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Bynum, W. F. (William F.), 1943- (editor)
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Porter, Roy, 1946-2002 (editor)
Call number	Electronic book - OUP
Internet Site	Access to full text via Oxford Reference