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A companion to the history of science edited by Bernard Lightman

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars.

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Other Authors: Lightman, Bernard V. 1950- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons 2016
Series:Wiley Blackwell companions to world history
Subjects:
Science > Historiography
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Table of Contents:
  • Historiography of the history of science / Lynn Nyhart
  • Learned man and woman in antiquity and the Middle Ages / Nathan Sidoli
  • Go-betweens, travelers, and cultural translators / Kapil Raj
  • The alchemist / Tara Nummedal
  • The natural philosopher / Peter Dear
  • The natural historian / Kristin Johnson
  • Invisible technicians, instrument makers, and artisans / Iwan Rhys Morus
  • Scientific illustrators / ValĂ©rie Chansigaud
  • The human experimental subject / Anita Guerrini
  • Amateurs / Katherine Pandora
  • The man of science / Paul White
  • The professional scientist / Cyrus C. M. Mody
  • The medieval university / Steven J. Livesey
  • The observatory / Robert W. Smith
  • The court / Bruce T. Moran
  • Academies and societies / Denise Phillips
  • Museums and botanical gardens / Lukas Rieppel
  • Domestic space / Donald L. Opitz
  • Commercial science / Paul Lucier
  • The field / Robert Kohler and Jeremy Vetter
  • The laboratory / Catherine M. Jackson
  • Modern school and university / Heike Jens
  • Manuscripts / Joyce van Leeuwen
  • The printing press / Nick Wilding
  • Correspondence networks / Brian Ogilvie
  • Translations / Marwa Elshakry and Carla Nappi
  • Journals and periodicals / Aileen Fyfe
  • Textbooks / Josep Simon
  • Lectures / Diarmid A. Finnegan
  • Film, radio, and television / David A. Kirby
  • Timing devices / Rory McEvoy
  • Weights and measures / Hector Vera
  • Calculating devices and computers / Matthew L. Jones
  • Specimens and collections / Mary E. Sunderland
  • Recording devices / Jimena Canales
  • Microscopes / Boris Jardine
  • Telescopes / Jim Bennett
  • Prisms, spectroscopes, spectrographs, and gratings / Klaus Hentschel
  • Diagrams / Charlotte Bigg
  • Three dimensional models / Joshua Nall and Liba Taub

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