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Encyclopedia > 1917 in science

1917 in science and technology

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  • Paul Ehrenfest gives conditional principle a three dimensional space,

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Science/AAAS | Science Magazine: Previous Issues (1641 words)
Science, January 1997 to present -- abstracts/summaries, full-text HTML, and full-text PDF.
Science Classic, July 1880 to December 1996 -- full-text PDF access to all issues of Science before December 1996 (separate institutional subscription may apply).
How to access: The full text of Science issues since January 1997 is available online to AAAS members, to users at subscribing institutions, and on a pay-per-article basis.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1917 in archaeology (528 words)
Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
The view of archaeology as being a detached, objective science of the past is slowly giving way to a broader perspective, driven in part by the need to make archaeology more relevant to a broader non-professional audience.
Similarly archaeology is conceived of as a science for studying buried artifactual remains and constructing a fairly objective view of past cultures and events.
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