History of science

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.

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

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

Authoritative, accessible and abundantly illustrated, this book presents a broad history of reproduction over the long term.

Surveys the ecological impacts of World War I, showing how the war had a global impact on the environment.

Examines the post-mortem journeys of bodies, body-parts, organs, and brains in modern British medical research.

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

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

Examines the post-mortem journeys of bodies, body-parts, organs, and brains in modern British medical research.

A path-breaking study of national, imperial and indigenous interests at stake in a controversial German expedition to British India.

The first thorough English commentary on the geographical books of the Natural History of Pliny the Elder.

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A philosophical examination of the deep past, and how paleontologists, archaeologists and geologists tell its story.

An ontological account of the unity of science, focusing on the role of natural kinds and pluralism vs ontological reductionism.

Against the dogma that mental disorders are diseases, this Element argues that mental disorders are biological kinds with harmful effects.

An accessible overview of the contemporary philosophy of causation, introducing the central theories, concepts and key tools.

Will revolutionize reader''s understanding of the principles of modern genetics, Nazi racial policies and the relationship between them.

Presents a collection of essays from leading physicists, philosophers and historians of science providing perspectives on the epistemic status of fundamental physics.

A philosophical examination of the deep past, and how paleontologists, archaeologists and geologists tell its story.

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

An ontological account of the unity of science, focusing on the role of natural kinds and pluralism vs ontological reductionism.

Surveys major topics in the epistemology of big data based scientific approaches and defends an inductivist view of these approaches.

Against the dogma that mental disorders are diseases, this Element argues that mental disorders are biological kinds with harmful effects.

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

Will revolutionize reader''s understanding of the principles of modern genetics, Nazi racial policies and the relationship between them.

Surveys the ecological impacts of World War I, showing how the war had a global impact on the environment.

Nieto-Galan examines the political role of chemistry in twentieth-century Spain, enriching understandings of the relationship between science and power.

Nieto-Galan examines the political role of chemistry in twentieth-century Spain, enriching understandings of the relationship between science and power.

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