Lightman, Bernard V. (Editor)
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: 2016
Language: English
Physical Details: 621 pp.
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. Provides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry Includes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field
...MoreReview Casper Andersen (2017) Review of "A Companion to the History of Science". Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (pp. 431-433).
Essay Review Stéphane Van Damme (2018) What (Good) Is Cultural History for History of Science Today? Perspectives, Challenges, Concerns. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (pp. 90-96).
Review Gowan Dawson (2016) Review of "A Companion to the History of Science". British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 635-637).
Review Oliver Hochadel (2016) Review of "A Companion to the History of Science". Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (pp. 316-318).
Review J. L. Heilbron (2017) Review of "A Companion to the History of American Science". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 660-663).
Review Rebekah Higgitt (2017) Review of "A Companion to the History of Science". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (pp. 165-166).
Chapter Hector Vera (2016) Weights and Measures. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 459-471).
Chapter Marwa Elshakry; Carla Nappi (2016) Translations. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 372-386).
Chapter Rory McEvoy (2016) Timing Devices. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 445-458).
Chapter Joshua Nall; Liba Taub (2016) Three Dimensional Models. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 572-586).
Chapter Cyrus C. M. Mody (2016) The Professional Scientist. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 164-178).
Chapter Nick Wilding (2016) The Printing Press. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 344-357).
Chapter Robert W. Smith (2016) The Observatory. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 196-209).
Chapter Peter Dear (2016) The Natural Philosopher. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 71-83).
Chapter Kristin Johnson (2016) The Natural Historian. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 84-96).
Chapter Steven J. Livesey (2016) The Medieval University. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 181-195).
Chapter Paul White (2016) The Man of Science. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 153-163).
Chapter Catherine M. Jackson (2016) The Laboratory. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 296-309).
Chapter Anita Guerrini (2016) The Human Experimental Subject. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 126-138).
Chapter Robert E. Kohler; Jeremy Vetter (2016) The Field. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 281-295).
Chapter Bruce T. Moran (2016) The Court. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 210-223).
Chapter Tara Nummedal (2016) The Alchemist. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 58-70).
Chapter Josep Simon (2016) Textbooks. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 400-413).
Chapter Jim Bennett (2016) Telescopes. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 530-542).
Chapter Mary E. Sunderland (2016) Specimens and Collections. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 488-499).
Chapter Valérie Chansigaud (2016) Scientific Illustrators. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 111-125).
Chapter Jimena Canales (2016) Recording Devices. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 500-514).
Chapter Klaus Hentschel (2016) Prisms, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, and Gratings. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 543-556).
Chapter Lukas Rieppel (2016) Museums and Botanical Gardens. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 238-251).
Chapter Heike Jöns (2016) Modern School and University. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 310-328).
Chapter Boris Jardine (2016) Microscopes. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 515-529).
Chapter Joyce van Leeuwen (2016) Manuscripts. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 331-343).
Chapter Diarmid A. Finnegan (2016) Lectures. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 414-427).
Chapter Sidoli, Nathan Camillo (2016) Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 25-38).
Chapter Aileen Fyfe (2016) Journals and Periodicals. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 387-399).
Chapter Iwan Rhys Morus (2016) Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and Artisans. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 97-110).
Chapter Bernard Lightman (2016) Introduction. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 1-6).
Chapter Lynn K. Nyhart (2016) Historiography of the History of Science. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 7-22).
Chapter Kapil Raj (2016) Go-Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural Translators. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 39-57).
Chapter David A. Kirby (2016) Film, Radio, and Television. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 428-442).
Chapter Donald L. Opitz (2016) Domestic Space. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 252-267).
Chapter Charlotte Bigg (2016) Diagrams. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 557-571).
Chapter Brian Ogilvie (2016) Correspondence Networks. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 358-371).
Chapter Paul Lucier (2016) Commercial Science. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 268-281).
Chapter Matthew L. Jones (2016) Calculating Devices and Computers. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 472-487).
Chapter Katherine Pandora (2016) Amateurs. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 139-152).
Chapter Denise Phillips (2016) Academies and Societies. In: A Companion to the History of Science (pp. 224-237).
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