{"first_sentence": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Avant de presenter le theme \"Sciences et Empires\" qui nous rassemble ici, et de donner quelques hypotheses sur ce sujet, je voudrais commencer par souhaiter la bienvenue a tous les participants a ce colloque international, et saluer particulierement ceux qui nous ont fait l'honneur d'etre a cette tribune pour la seance inaugurale : le Pr. Adnan Badran, Sous-Directeur General de l'Unesco, charge des sciences, qui est notre hote dans cette maison; le Pr. Ubiratan d'Ambrosio, President de la Societe Latino-americaine d'histoire des sciences et des techniques; le Pr. Roshdi Rashed, Directeur de l'equipe REHSEIS organisatrice de ce colloque, qui prononcera le discours inaugural."}, "physical_format": "Hardcover", "subtitle": "Historical Studies about Scientific Development and European Expansion (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science)", "weight": "1.8 pounds", "languages": [{"key": "/l/eng"}], "type": {"key": "/type/edition"}, "publishers": ["Springer"], "number_of_pages": 428, "isbn_13": ["9780792315186"], "id": 10603509, "edition_name": "1 edition", "isbn_10": ["0792315189"], "publish_date": "December 31, 1991", "key": "/b/OL7806768M", "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-29 15:03:11.581851"}, "title": "Science and Empires", "contributions": ["P. Petitjean (Editor)", "Cath\u00e9rine Jami (Editor)", "A.M. Moulin (Editor)"], "subjects": ["Philosophy of science", "Science/Mathematics", "History & Theory - General", "History Of Science", "Science And Civilization", "Philosophy", "Science", "General", "History", "Philosophy-General", "Political Science-History & Theory - General", "Science / History", "Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects", "Congresses", "Social aspects", "Europe"], "physical_dimensions": "8.9 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches", "revision": 1}