History of Science

An in-depth look at the history of the environment.Is it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed? Will our lifesty...

From the 17th century onwards, in a context of increasingly intense trade and diplomatic contacts, the exchange of scientific ideas became a key el...

Debating Contemporary Approaches to the History of Science explores the main themes, problems and challenges currently at the top of the discipline...

A Washington Post Notable Work of NonfictionA Telegraph Book of the YearA sweeping history of American psychiatryfrom the mental hospital to the br...

The outstanding trilogy by the Polish historian Jacob L. Talmon (1916-1980) who taught many years until his death the history of totalitarian democ...

A new addition to the University of Pittsburgh Press's Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century series.

Once upon a time The Scientific Revolution of the 17th century was an innovative concept that inspired a stimulating narrative of how modern scienc...

Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on th...

The botanical drawings of the American naturalist William Bartram.

Science and illustration have always walked hand in hand, and not only the scientific community but the general public as well have used images sin...

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural Historys David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited hum...

The 48th Congress of German Historians was held in Berlin from September 28 through October 1, 2010, and had as theme On Borders. This is the offic...

This textbook provides an accessible and pedagogical explanation of the way microscopes magnify images and covers all techniques to date in transmi...

From the eighteenth century until as recently as World War II, the natural scientist was depicted as a kind of moral superhero: objective, modest, ...

As a figurehead for the literary humanities, and a dramatist whose plays feature fairies, ghosts, and spirits, Shakespeare may not be the first aut...