History of Science

Kunst, Musik, Religion, das sind Themen, die wohl kaum jemand sogleich mit Mathematik assoziiert. In diesem Buch erklärt Norbert Herrmann in einem ...

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeolog...

In recent decades, scholars have uncovered the vital contributions made by non-elite figures, including women, artisans, and indigenous peoples, to...

Writing Embodiment in Victorian Microscopy examines a revolutionary period in microscopical technology and practice. At first considered a mere toy...

A new look at Britain's industrial revolution showing how communities of shared skill, knowledge and experience drove industrial innovation. Maki...

Jungs landmark seminar on the symbolism of yoga and its applications to dream analysisIn the summer of 1933, C. G. Jung conducted a seminar in Berl...

How languages served as archives of local knowledge and a crucial resource for both the human and natural history of the Americas in the Spanish em...

A new look at Britain's industrial revolution showing how communities of shared skill, knowledge and experience drove industrial innovation. Maki...

A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating historiesGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathemat...

What is design in modern China? And what are the ecological stakes in understanding how modern Chinese design encourages us to see? This book takes...

This book focuses on a critical reexamination of two prominent categories used in modern historiography of biology the eclipse of Darwinism and th...

This collection of essays reflects the author's decades-long dedication to studying the interplay between mechanics and architecture. It explores h...

This volume aims to merge theoretical models with methodological approaches on ceramic technology and artisanal networks in the Classical world. T...

Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The...

Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536) is a major figure in the history of the Syriac reception of Aristotles logic. He studied philosophy and medicine in t...

Our understanding of science, mathematics, and medicine today can be deeply enriched by studying the historical roots of these areas of inquiry in ...

thales of Miletus (7th-6th centuries BC) is regarded as one of the most important figures in Greek philosophy and science. In spite of this we know...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

On a scorching July afternoon in 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, the moons shadow descended on the American West, darkening skies from Montana...

We hear about pieces of ice the size of continents breaking off of Antarctica, rapidly melting glaciers in the Himalayas, and ice sheets in the Arc...

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Lhwyd, the illegitimate son of a father ruined by the Civil War, had to make his own way in the world. A competent botanist before going up to Oxfo...

This volume showcases the valuable achievements of the Romanian technology and industry worldwide. It started from the premise that the history of ...

Today, there exists an integrated, large-scale satellite system to track sea-level rise, its speed, causes, and impacts. Building it was a struggle...

This book offers a new investigation of the Needham Question. Why did modern science emerge in Europe, but not in any of the advanced non-European ...

A powerful and critical investigation of iron deficiency in women throughout evolutionary history and in our current society Women of the world ar...

When Samuel de Champlain founded the colony of Quebec in 1608, he established elaborate gardens where he sowed French seeds he had brought with him...

To understand modern science, it is essential to recognize that many of the most fundamental scientific principles are drawn from the knowledge of ...

Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, o...

This open access book takes a fresh look at the nature and place of experience in premodern Islamic science. It seeks to answer two questions: What...

A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly worlds that shaped his earl...

When Samuel de Champlain founded the colony of Quebec in 1608, he established elaborate gardens where he sowed French seeds he had brought with him...

An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroi...

Scientific Practices in European History, 12001800 presents and situates a collection of extracts from both widely known texts by such figures as C...

This book presents a groundbreaking hypothesis to answer one of the greatest scientific mysteries: How did life begin? Like a detective piecing tog...

This edited volume offers a systematic exploration of the relations between Western and Eastern scientists during the Cold War from the Eastern Eur...

This book investigates the development of mechanical sciences with a focus on epistemological issues. It examines the precursors and fundamental mi...

This open access book provides a fresh perspective on analysis and synthesis across several areas of inquiry. The two operations form a primary bas...

Spurred by their commanders during the Korean War to be tigers, aggressive and tenacious American fighter pilots charged headlong into packs of fir...