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Simon Schaffer

Simon J. Schaffer (born 1 January 1955) is a historian of science, previously a professor of the history and philosophy of science at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and was editor of The British Journal for the History of Science from 2004 to 2009.

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Alma mater
University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) Harvard University
Education
Varndean Grammar School for Boys
Born
(1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 71) Southampton
Thesis
Newtonian cosmology and the steady state (1980)
Workplaces
University of Cambridge Darwin College, Cambridge Imperial College London University of California, Los Angeles

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Simon Schaffer → Newtonian cosmology and the steady state (1980)
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Simon Schaffer → www.hps.cam.ac.uk/directory/schaffer
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Simon Schaffer → University of Cambridge Darwin College, Cambridge Imperial College London University of California, Los Angeles

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Simon SchafferThesisNewtonian cosmology and the steady state (1980)1.00infobox
Simon SchafferWebsitewww.hps.cam.ac.uk/directory/schaffer1.00infobox
Simon SchafferWorkplacesUniversity of Cambridge Darwin College, Cambridge Imperial College London University of California, Los Angeles1.00infobox
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