History of science

Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo -- a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and -- on occasion -- the downright bizarre.

Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo -- a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and -- on occasion -- the downright bizarre.

Over the course of the last thirty years, the investigation of objects at the nano scale has rocketed.

Over the course of the last thirty years, the investigation of objects at the nano scale has rocketed.

The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history.

The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history.

Current projections indicate that by 2050 the number of people aged over 80 years old will rise to 395 million and that by this date 25-30% of people over the age of 85 will show some degree of cognitive decline.

Current projections indicate that by 2050 the number of people aged over 80 years old will rise to 395 million and that by this date 25-30% of people over the age of 85 will show some degree of cognitive decline.

The sense of touch had a deeply uncertain status in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Can we prove the necessity of our best physical theories by rational means, without appeal to experience?

Holograms have been in the public eye for over a half-century, but their influences have deeper cultural roots.

Holograms have been in the public eye for over a half-century, but their influences have deeper cultural roots.

Since the time of Aristotle, there had been a clear divide between the three kingdoms of animal, vegetable, and mineral.

Since the time of Aristotle, there had been a clear divide between the three kingdoms of animal, vegetable, and mineral.

'The recent publication of a new edition of the American Diagnostic and Statistical manual (DSM-5) highlighted the two contrary viewpoints that exist within the field of mental health.

The number of primates on the brink of extinction continues to grow, and the need to respond with effective conservation measures has never been greater.

The number of primates on the brink of extinction continues to grow, and the need to respond with effective conservation measures has never been greater.

To open a newspaper or turn on the television it would appear that science and religion are polar opposites - mutually exclusive bedfellows competing for hearts and minds.

To open a newspaper or turn on the television it would appear that science and religion are polar opposites - mutually exclusive bedfellows competing for hearts and minds.

When we think of sites of animal research that symbolize modernity, the first places that come to mind are grand research institutes in cities and near universities that house the latest in equipment and technologies, not the surroundings of the bird's nest, the octopus's garden in the sea, or the parts of inland lakes in which freshwater plankton reside.

Nineteenth-century chemists were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules that are beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses.

How should science be written?

Sir Isaac Newton once declared that his momentous discoveries were only made thanks to having 'stood on the shoulders of giants'.

Sir Isaac Newton once declared that his momentous discoveries were only made thanks to having 'stood on the shoulders of giants'.

The terms 'liquid crystal' or 'liquid crystal display' (LCD) are well-known in the context of flat-screen televisions, but the properties and history of liquid crystals are little understood.

While the end of the nineteenth century is often associated with the rise of objectivity and its ideal of a restrained observer, scientific experiments continued to create emotional, even theatrical, relationships between scientist and his subject.

The pendulum is a unique physical system which exhibits remarkably varied and complex behavior under many different conditions.

This book is about elements that kill.

Throughout history, people have tried to construct 'theories of everything': highly ambitious attempts to understand nature in its totality.

Scientific realists claim we can justifiably believe that science is getting at the truth.

Of the 121,000 people on donor lists in the U.

Of the 121,000 people on donor lists in the U.

The concept of a chemical element is foundational within the field of chemistry, but there is wide disagreement over its definition.

Evolution is one of the most important processes in life.

Evolution is one of the most important processes in life.

This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.

This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.

The periodic table of elements is among the most recognizable image in science.

The periodic table of elements is among the most recognizable image in science.

At the turn of the twenty-first century, typical households were equipped with a landline telephone, a desktop computer connected to a dial-up modem, and a shared television set.

At the turn of the twenty-first century, typical households were equipped with a landline telephone, a desktop computer connected to a dial-up modem, and a shared television set.

How can nations ensure that buried nuclear waste goes undisturbed for thousands of years?

How can nations ensure that buried nuclear waste goes undisturbed for thousands of years?

Charles Darwin's "e;Historical Sketch"e; has appeared as a preface to nearly every authorized edition of Darwin's Origin of Species since the second English edition was published in 1860.

Charles Darwin's "e;Historical Sketch"e; has appeared as a preface to nearly every authorized edition of Darwin's Origin of Species since the second English edition was published in 1860.

With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World offers an in depth synthesis of science and medicine circa 650 BCE to 650 CE.

With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World offers an in depth synthesis of science and medicine circa 650 BCE to 650 CE.

After decades of painstaking planning, NASA's first dedicated exoplanet detection mission, the Kepler space telescope, was launched in 2009 from Cape Canaveral.

After decades of painstaking planning, NASA's first dedicated exoplanet detection mission, the Kepler space telescope, was launched in 2009 from Cape Canaveral.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Technology gives readers a view into this increasingly vital and urgently needed domain of philosophical understanding, offering an in-depth collection of leading and emerging voices in the philosophy of technology.