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My subject is the history of nature. This means that I have set myself a theme far broader than is the custom in the run of academic writing. No scientist can master all the fields of knowledge touched upon in an essay of this sort. Therefore, I should perhaps begin with an attempt to justify my choice of subject.
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This text was first published as: “Introduction”, in: Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: The History of Nature (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1949). This text was translated into English by Fred D. Wieck from: Geschichte der Natur, (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1948).
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von Weizsäcker, C.F. (2014). The History of Nature, Introduction. In: Drieschner, M. (eds) Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: Major Texts in Physics. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice(), vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03668-7_4
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