History of Science

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...