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    Alistair Cameron Crombie was an Australian historian of science who began his career as a zoologist. He later turned to the history of science and made contributions to researching competition between species. Crombie was educated in Australia and studied at the universities of Melbourne and Cambridge. In 1952, he became the first lecturer in the history of science at the University of Oxford, where he identified themes or "styles" in the development of European approaches to science. During his career, Crombie published a definitive 29 volume work on the history of argument and explanation in science and supervised several students.

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    Alistair Cameron Crombie was an Australian historian of science who began his career as a zoologist. He later turned to the history of science and made contributions to researching competition between species. Crombie was educated in Australia and studied at the universities of Melbourne and Cambridge. In 1952, he became the first lecturer in the history of science at the University of Oxford, where he identified themes or "styles" in the development of European approaches to science. During his career, Crombie published a definitive 29 volume work on the history of argument and explanation in science and supervised several students.

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    Alistair Cameron Crombie was an Australian historian of science who began his career as a zoologist. He later turned to the history of science and made contributions to researching competition between species. Crombie was educated in Australia and studied at the universities of Melbourne and Cambridge. In 1952, he became the first lecturer in the history of science at the University of Oxford, where he identified themes or "styles" in the development of European approaches to science. During his career, Crombie published a definitive 29 volume work on the history of argument and explanation in science and supervised several students.

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    Alistair Cameron Crombie

    Alistair Cameron Crombie (4 November 1915 9 February 1996) was an Australian historian of science who be an his career as a !oolo ist" #e was note$ for his contributions to research on com%etition between s%ecies before turnin to history" &orn in &risbane' Australia' Crombie was e$ucate$ at the An lican Church (rammar )chool*1+ an$ (eelon (rammar )chool"*,+ #e stu$ie$ at the universities of -elbourne an$ Cambri$ e" .n the early 195/s' he tau ht at 0niversity Colle e' 1on$on" .n 1952' he was iven a %osition at 34for$' as that school5s first lecturer in the history of science" 6urin Crombie5s tenure at 34for$' the history of science was a$$e$ to the ra$uate level offerin s of 34for$5s history faculty"*2+ 6urin his career as a historian of science' Crombie i$entifie$ thematic threa$s or 7styles7 in the $evelo%ment of 8uro%ean a%%roaches to science" #e %ublishe$ his i$eas in 1994 in a $efinitive 29 volume wor:' entitle$' )tyles of )cientific ;hin:in in the 8uro%ean ;ra$ition < ;he #istory of Ar ument an$ 84%lanation es%ecially in the -athematical an$ &iome$ical )ciences an$ Arts" 6urin his tenure he su%ervise$ several stu$ents' inclu$in =obert Fo4 (>rofessor of the #istory of )cience' 34for$ 0niversity)' 6avi$ - ?ni ht (>rofessor of the #istory an$ >hiloso%hy of )cience' 6urham 0niversity)@ (erman 8 &errios (>rofessor of the 8%istemolo y of >sychiatry' 0niversity of Cambri$ e) an$ ;revor 1evere (>rofessor of the #istory of )cience' 0niversity of ;oronto)" &iblio ra%hy Au ustine to (alileo< ;he #istory of )cience A"6" 4// 9 165/ (=evise$ e$")" >en uin" 1969 *195,+" .)&N /9149/55/A49A" (also %ublishe$ un$er the title< -e$ieval an$ 8arly -o$ern )cience) =obert (rossteste an$ the 3ri ins of 84%erimental )cience' 11//91A//" 34for$< Claren$on >ress" 1952" .)&N /9199B,41B995" )cience' 3%tics an$ -usic in -e$ieval an$ 8arly -o$ern ;hou ht" 1on$on< #amble$on" 199/" .)&N /99/A6,B9A996" )tyles of )cientific ;hin:in in the 8uro%ean ;ra$ition< ;he #istory of Ar ument an$ 84%lanation 8s%ecially in the -athematical an$ &iome$ical )ciences an$ Arts" 1on$on< (eral$ 6uc:worth C Com%any" 1995" .)&N /9A1569,42992" Notes Dum% u% E -ason' Dames (,/11)" Churchie< ;he Centenary =e ister" &risbane' Australia< ;he An lican Church (rammar )chool" .)&N 9AB9/9646955B/A92" Dum% u% E Fo4' =obert (-arch 199A)" 78lo e< Alistair Cameron Crombie' 4 November 191599 February 19967" .sis BB (1)< 1B21B6" =etrieve$ 1A February ,/12" Dum% u% E Fo4' =obert (A%ril ,//2)" 7;he #istory of )cience' -e$icine' an$ ;echnolo y at 34for$7" #istory Faculty Alumni Newsletter No" 1" 0niversity of 34for$ Faculty of #istory" =etrieve$ ,//69/B91A"

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