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...