1986, ISBN: 9780631146858

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Standard used condition. Reading copy or better., Oxford University Press, 2008, Oxford:: B… Mehr…

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Standard used condition. Reading copy or better., Oxford University Press, 2008, Oxford:: Blackwell Publishers, 1986., 1986. First edition. 8vo. x, 226 pp. Illustrated, index. Gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. Very good +. ISBN: 0631146857 Subtitle: Fraud and error in science and medicine. "Did Newton fudge his figures? Who counted Mendel's peas? What lay behind Cyril Burt's disturbing statistics on race and intelligence? Fraud can take many forms. Plagiarism, forgery, suppression of the truth :: all these can be conscious and calculating, inspired by ambition, prejudice, even greed. Or it can be clumsy and negligent . . . Whatever the reasons, the stories of the frauds and errors that punctuate the history of science make fascinating reading. FALSE PROPHETS chronicles the famous frauds - from Piltdown man to the Hitler diaries - and unearths some lesser-known incidents buried in the scientific literature. Taking examples from all areas of science and medicine as well as anthropology, archaeology and psychology the author explores the deceivers' motives and discusses the conditions and pressures that make fraud possible.", Blackwell Publishers, 1986., 1986<

1986, ISBN: 0631146857

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[EAN: 9780631146858], [SC: 18.55], [PU: Blackwell Publishers, 1986., Oxford:], FRAUD, Jacket, First edition. 8vo. x, 226 pp. Illustrated, index. Gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. Very good… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780631146858], [SC: 18.55], [PU: Blackwell Publishers, 1986., Oxford:], FRAUD, Jacket, First edition. 8vo. x, 226 pp. Illustrated, index. Gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. Very good +. ISBN: 0631146857 Subtitle: Fraud and error in science and medicine. "Did Newton fudge his figures? Who counted Mendel's peas? What lay behind Cyril Burt's disturbing statistics on race and intelligence? Fraud can take many forms. Plagiarism, forgery, suppression of the truth :: all these can be conscious and calculating, inspired by ambition, prejudice, even greed. Or it can be clumsy and negligent . . . Whatever the reasons, the stories of the frauds and errors that punctuate the history of science make fascinating reading. FALSE PROPHETS chronicles the famous frauds - from Piltdown man to the Hitler diaries - and unearths some lesser-known incidents buried in the scientific literature. Taking examples from all areas of science and medicine as well as anthropology, archaeology and psychology the author explores the deceivers' motives and discusses the conditions and pressures that make fraud possible.", Books<

1986, ISBN: 0631146857

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[EAN: 9780631146858], [SC: 14.5], [PU: Blackwell Publishers, 1986., Oxford:], FRAUD, Jacket, First edition. 8vo. x, 226 pp. Illustrated, index. Gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. Very good … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780631146858], [SC: 14.5], [PU: Blackwell Publishers, 1986., Oxford:], FRAUD, Jacket, First edition. 8vo. x, 226 pp. Illustrated, index. Gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. Very good +. ISBN: 0631146857 Subtitle: Fraud and error in science and medicine. "Did Newton fudge his figures? Who counted Mendel's peas? What lay behind Cyril Burt's disturbing statistics on race and intelligence? Fraud can take many forms. Plagiarism, forgery, suppression of the truth :: all these can be conscious and calculating, inspired by ambition, prejudice, even greed. Or it can be clumsy and negligent . . . Whatever the reasons, the stories of the frauds and errors that punctuate the history of science make fascinating reading. FALSE PROPHETS chronicles the famous frauds - from Piltdown man to the Hitler diaries - and unearths some lesser-known incidents buried in the scientific literature. Taking examples from all areas of science and medicine as well as anthropology, archaeology and psychology the author explores the deceivers' motives and discusses the conditions and pressures that make fraud possible.", Books<

ISBN: 9780631146858

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