History of science

Rob Boddice explores the transnational defence of medical experimentation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Forget insight and genius!

Eight interdisciplinary essays by leading scholars and public figures discuss the timely theme of migration in a range of contexts.

This collection provides the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of the works of Margaret Cavendish currently available.

Eight interdisciplinary essays by leading scholars and public figures discuss the timely theme of migration in a range of contexts.

This book explores the birth of the scientific understanding of motion in early Greek thought up to Aristotle.

An updated edition of Jacques Pépin''s acclaimed account of the events that transformed a chimpanzee virus into a global pandemic.

The first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies, covering past relationships between humans and nonhuman primates across the world.

This book explores the birth of the scientific understanding of motion in early Greek thought up to Aristotle.

This collection provides the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of the works of Margaret Cavendish currently available.

An updated edition of Jacques Pépin''s acclaimed account of the events that transformed a chimpanzee virus into a global pandemic.

Forget insight and genius!

Rob Boddice explores the transnational defence of medical experimentation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.

The first volume to examine theories of soul in Greek philosophy using an approach drawn from the history of science.

An overview of the conceptual and historical foundations of fundamental field theories, including their underlying issues, logic and dynamics.

Combining personal stories of motivation with new research this book offers a holistic picture of primate conservation in the Anthropocene.

The first volume to examine theories of soul in Greek philosophy using an approach drawn from the history of science.

The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.

This book presents current understanding of quantum mechanics, providing a historical introduction and discussing many of its interpretations.

A short and accessible introduction to philosophy of science for students and researchers across the life sciences.

Martin Harwit''s influential book, Cosmic Discovery, is rereleased after more than 35 years, with a new Preface by the author.

A critical assessment of how evidence in biological anthropology is discovered, collected and interpreted.

A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

An overview of the conceptual and historical foundations of fundamental field theories, including their underlying issues, logic and dynamics.

A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

This book presents current understanding of quantum mechanics, providing a historical introduction and discussing many of its interpretations.

Martin Harwit''s influential book, Cosmic Discovery, is rereleased after more than 35 years, with a new Preface by the author.

A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

Letters from 1878, when Darwin experimented with his son Francis on plant movements such as sleep and circumnutation.

An innovative integrated approach to classical physics and the beginnings of quantum physics through a sequence of historical case studies.

Provides a detailed introductory overview of science, medicine and mathematics in ancient cultures.

An innovative account of the first nuclear programme in independent Africa, centring on the promises and perils of atomic research in Ghana.

A long environmental history of the Aral Sea region, focusing on colonization and development in Russian and Soviet Central Asia.

This volume provides an interdisciplinary history of the Gothic in nineteenth-century British, American and European culture.

Explores many aspects of the behaviour, genetics, taxonomy and evolution of this genus and its adaptation to multiple environments.

A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

A long environmental history of the Aral Sea region, focusing on colonization and development in Russian and Soviet Central Asia.

Traces the development of pure mathematics during the long nineteenth century in Britain, with extensive references and primary sources.

Explores the rich and varied interactions between nineteenth-century science and the world of opera for the first time.

The first book to present the latest discoveries on the behaviour, ecology and evolutionary biology of lorises and pottos.

An insider account that encapsulates thirty years of experience in conducting data science in a political context.

An insider account that encapsulates thirty years of experience in conducting data science in a political context.

A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.

A collection of new essays on Ernst Mach''s scientific and philosophical thought by leading Mach scholars.

An engaging account of the research and key findings on Taï chimpanzees to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this project.

Feeding the World documents the emergence of Brazil as an agricultural powerhouse during the second half of the twentieth century.

The first book to present the latest discoveries on the behaviour, ecology and evolutionary biology of lorises and pottos.

This engaging interdisciplinary study integrates the deep histories of infectious intestinal disease transmission, the sanitation revolution, and biomedical interventions.

A window into cultures of scientific practice drawing on the collection of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science.