Citizen science : how ordinary people are changing the face of discovery / Caren Cooper.
Citizen science : how ordinary people are changing the face of discovery / Caren Cooper.
Citizen science : how ordinary people are changing the face of discovery / Caren Cooper.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2017/673
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Marking the tide -- Part 1: Hobbies of discovery -- Meteorology: NOAA and the flood -- Ornithology: Bird is a verb -- Entomology: Of monarchs and men -- Astronomy: the pull of the planets -- Part 2: The necessity of leisure -- Biochemistry: Protein folding is magic -- Microbiology: Inv...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Cites the essential contributions of millions of ordinary people who contribute to the scientific process by volunteering in cooperation with scientists to help collect and discover information, tracing the history of citizen scientists and how they are reshaping scientific awareness.
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Citizen science : how ordinary people are changing the face of discovery / Caren Cooper.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.
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©2016
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G 2017/673
Record Identifier
74VKV7m2VJpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV7m2VJpb
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ISBN
146830867X (hardback)
9781468308679 (hardback)
DDC
500
MMS ID
991024063861302626
