History of Science

For several centuries, analysis has been one of the most prestigious and important subjects in mathematics. The present book sets off by tracing th...

In this wide-ranging book, Brian Davies discusses the basis for scientists' claims to knowledge about the world. He looks at science historically, ...

The popular stereotype of the scientist as mad boffin or weedy nerd has been peddled widely in film and fiction, with the implication that the worl...

This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of the relevance of naturalism and theories of nature in Classical German Philosophy. It prese...

Originally published in 1990, Nature and History examines how Darwin’s theory of evolution has been expanded by scholars and researchers to include...

Double Helix History examines the interface between genetics and history in order to investigate the plausibility of ‘new’ knowledge derived from s...

This book engages with post-truth as a problem of societal order and for scholarly analysis. It claims that post-truth discourse is more deeply ent...

The development of a coherent, cohesive visual system of mathematics brought about a seminal shift in approaches towards abstract thinking in weste...

Sakade challenges the narrative that the focus of British manufacturing went "from Empire to Europe" and argues rather that, following the Second W...

Newly updated throughout, and covering all 118 elements, this crystal-clear guide to the periodic table illuminates the basic concepts of chemistry...

This edition first published in 1970. Francis Galton has been honoured as the founder of biostatics and one of the creators of modern psychology. H...

The Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire introduces readers to important new research in the field of science and empire. This compilation of i...

This book examines the meat provision system of Rio de Janeiro from the 1850s to the 1930s. Until the 1920s, Rio was Brazil’s economic hub, main in...

This book focuses on the woven arch bridge, an arch-shaped structure that is one of the most extraordinary timber building traditions of the world....

First published in 1963. Humphry Davy, knighted by the Prince Regent in 1812 for his contributions to science, and later created baronet for his in...

Reconsidering Extinction in Terms of the History of Global Bioethics continues the Routledge Advances in the History of Bioethics series by explori...

First published in 1932. The widespread influence of Gregor Johann Mendel’s work and his own remarkable destiny combine to arouse interest in the p...

Astrology, Almanacs, and the Early Modern English Calendar is a handbook designed to help modern readers unlock the vast cultural, religious, and s...

The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth centuryIn Mischievous Creatures, historian ...

Where are the origins of chemical ideas? How did the pioneers in chemistry recognize the fundamental intellectual issues of their time? What skills...

The Latin Middle Ages were characterised by a vast array of different representations of nature. These conceptualisations of the natural world were...

Increasingly, critics accused practitioners of hiding hubris behind their purported humanity and questioned whether an increasingly professional sc...

The Routledge History of American Science provides an essential companion to the most significant themes within the subject area. The field of the ...

A hilarious guide to what’s real (and what’s not) in our vast, beautiful (and terrifying) universe.Embark on a cosmic journey through Cosmic Bullsh...