History of science

This comprehensive book portrays the long-overdue recognition of women's work in chemistry, which only materialized with their late access to universities.

This book comprises nine essays, selected from Roy MacLeod's work on the social history of Victorian science, and is concerned with the analysis of science as a responsibility and opportunity for 19th-century statecraft.

This comprehensive book portrays the long-overdue recognition of women's work in chemistry, which only materialized with their late access to universities.

The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world.

The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world.

At the beginning of the 18th century there was no science of physics as we recognise it today; by the early years of the nineteenth century, there was.

1905 is probably the best-known year in physics, since it was the year of the discovery of the special theory of relativity.

The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history.

The abbacus was a thorough and complete system of arithmetical calculations, which saw its dawn in the Indian and Arabic tradition of the Middle Ages, but which was developed in its fully fledged aspects especially in Italy, between Genoa, Milan, Venice and the region of Umbria.

1905 is probably the best-known year in physics, since it was the year of the discovery of the special theory of relativity.

The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history.

The book is about the "e;space race"e;, starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin.

Between 1983 and 1998, Spacelab provided NASA with a vital short-term laboratory in space.

This work is a unique introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.

In "Verborgene Kreaturen: Von Yeti bis Nessie – eine Reise zu den Geheimnissen der Erde" nimmt uns Liam J.

Have you ever tried to envision YOUR OWN future?

This book examines the processes of scientific, cultural, political, technical, colonial and violent appropriation during the 19th century.

Never has the world been as rich in scientific knowledge as it is today.

Genetics and the Novel: Reimagining Life Through Fiction argues that literary fiction has reimagined life in the age of genetics.

Genetics and the Novel: Reimagining Life Through Fiction argues that literary fiction has reimagined life in the age of genetics.

This book examines several epistemological regimes in studies of numerical data over the last four centuries.

This book examines several epistemological regimes in studies of numerical data over the last four centuries.

Unbeknownst to many, our modern language contains countless words that were inspired by human observations of the cosmos.

Unbeknownst to many, our modern language contains countless words that were inspired by human observations of the cosmos.

Presenting a history of agriculture in the American Corn Belt, this book argues that modernization occurred not only for economic reasons but also because of how farmers use technology as a part of their identity and culture.

Never has the world been as rich in scientific knowledge as it is today.

This book investigates the complex relationship between the development of modern empires, nation, and the history of tropical medicine.

This book investigates the complex relationship between the development of modern empires, nation, and the history of tropical medicine.

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History's David H.

A biologist and a Christian theologian examine the scientific and philosophical implications and potential impacts of genetic technologies.

This fascinating study looks at how the seemingly incompatible forces of science, magic, and religion came together in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries to form the foundations of modern culture.

This book strips away the myths surrounding the famed scientist George Washington Carver and portrays him as a brilliant, creative man who nonetheless possessed very human peculiarities and frailties.

Dante's Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond offers a fascinating insight into Dante's engagement with the science of his time, particularly with visual perception and neurological disorders.

This book provides a solution to the problem with the energy concept.

Der Vollwaise Tobias Mayer (1723–1762) entwickelte raffinierte Messinstrumente und eine sehr präzise Theorie zur Bewegung des Mondes um die Erde.

This book provides a solution to the problem with the energy concept.

This volume considers the exchange between the Neo-Kantian tradition in German philosophy and the sciences from the last third of the nineteenth century to the Great war and partly beyond.

This collection brings together primary sources on gardens and gardening across the long nineteenth-century.

This textbook presents a fascinating review of cryptography and cryptanalysis, from the earliest known cryptographic systems of 2,500 years ago up to modern computer-based systems.

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