Report on the activities of the PAU Commission on the History of Science in 2013/2014
Journal Title: Studia Historiae Scientiarum - Year 2014, Vol 13, Issue
Abstract
The report describes the activities of the PAU Commission on the History of Science in 2013/2014. It provides the lists of the scientific meetings, the administrative and electoral matters, the publications as well as the new members of the Commission
Authors and Affiliations
Michał KOKOWSKI
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