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Little Science, Big Science
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A collection of lectures on the administration, organization and politicking of science through an exploration of the general problems of the shape and size of science and the ground rules governing the growth and behavior of science.
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- Price, D. J. D. S.
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- Columbia University Press eBooks
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- Columbia University Press
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- 1963-12-31
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