History of science

Letters from 1877, when Darwin published Forms of Flowers and, with his son Francis, experimented on plant movement.

Letters from 1877, when Darwin published Forms of Flowers and, with his son Francis, experimented on plant movement.

An innovative history of astronomy in China, 221 BCE–750 CE, stressing plurality, change and the unifying power of myth-making.

This book introduces readers to the application of evolutionary ideas to moral thinking and justification, presenting contrasting perspectives on controversial issues.

A new social history of botany in Britain and France, 1760–1815, demonstrating the significance of commerce, horticulture and amateur scholarship.

A narrative history of the nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the Marshall Islands from 1946 to 1958.

Time stands at the heart of human experience.

This work explains the underfunding of early insurance and annuity schemes, and proposes a new view of how actuarial science developed as a discipline.

Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.

Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.

The essential guide to successfully designing, conducting and reporting primatological research.

The essential guide to successfully designing, conducting and reporting primatological research.

Demonstrates the role of local and global scientific knowledge about landscapes and environment in shaping Central America.

The first concise global history of veterinary medicine and animal healing, covering the past 400 years.

Chronicles the critical role the sciences have played in American foreign relations since World War II.

A collection of cutting-edge scholarship on the close interaction of philosophy with science at the birth of the modern age.

The first concise global history of veterinary medicine and animal healing, covering the past 400 years.

A collection of cutting-edge scholarship on the close interaction of philosophy with science at the birth of the modern age.

A fresh interpretation of this important and widely misunderstood concept as an acquired ability to make principles and essences intelligible.

A fresh interpretation of this important and widely misunderstood concept as an acquired ability to make principles and essences intelligible.

Explores the musical background to Darwinism and the development of the relationship between science and the arts in Victorian Britain.

Explores the musical background to Darwinism and the development of the relationship between science and the arts in Victorian Britain.

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Explores the resilience of the Dutch Republic in the face of preindustrial climate change during the Little Ice Age.

Traces the practice of induction - manipulating textual evidence by selective quotation - and its uses by Romantic-period writers.

Explores how scientifically-based weather forecasting spread and flourished in medieval Europe, from c.

This text brings history and the key fields of physics together to present a unique technical discussion of the principles of least action.

This text brings history and the key fields of physics together to present a unique technical discussion of the principles of least action.

A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers'' understanding of galaxies through time.

A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers'' understanding of galaxies through time.

A history of how scientific ideas have transformed international politics since 1550.

Explores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.

The first textbook to cover the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution.

Explores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.

Provides a spirited defence of anti-realism in philosophy of science.

Reveals how babies shaped modern American life, including the rise of the medical authority, consumerism, social welfare, and popular psychology.

In this revised third edition, Toby E.

In this revised third edition, Toby E.

Combining physics and philosophy, this interdisciplinary examination of quantum information science provides an up-to-date examination of developments in this field.

An accessible but rigorous introduction to genes for non-experts, explaining what genes are and what they can and cannot do.

In this volume, studies of bone growth and development illustrate new methods and insights that enhance the anthropological understanding of skeletal variation.

Combining physics and philosophy, this interdisciplinary examination of quantum information science provides an up-to-date examination of developments in this field.

An accessible but rigorous introduction to genes for non-experts, explaining what genes are and what they can and cannot do.

In this volume, studies of bone growth and development illustrate new methods and insights that enhance the anthropological understanding of skeletal variation.

This accessible reference presents the evolution of concepts of time and methods of time keeping, for historians, scientists, engineers, and educators.

An introduction to chimpanzee behavior and conservation, synthesizing findings from long-term field studies in the African rainforest belt.

An innovative account of the trials and tribulations of first-generation Victorian mail steamship lines, their passengers and the public.

This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal''s empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born.

This accessible reference presents the evolution of concepts of time and methods of time keeping, for historians, scientists, engineers, and educators.

An introduction to chimpanzee behavior and conservation, synthesizing findings from long-term field studies in the African rainforest belt.