History of science books

This fascinating history of phrenology reveals how one family, despite their flawed framework, helped shape early...  Read More >>

A personal and eye-opening exploration of the chemistry that binds us all together.  Read More >>

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This book unpacks the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, the intriguing theory of endosymbiosis,...  Read More >>

The fascinating physics behind everyday life - how to brew the perfect coffee, how to finally rid your garden of...  Read More >>

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Using a unique blend of physics and history, this book explores the dynamics of ancient weapons within a historical...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the different and complementary components of scientific hypothetical thinking as a multifaceted...  Read More >>

How nineteenth-century environmental sciences laid the groundwork for global mineral extraction. Unearthed depicts...  Read More >>

Other chapters take a broader look on how the comets affected European thought in the visual and cultural arena,...  Read More >>

An authoritative history of the first metropolitan zoo explores how visions for the menagerie collided with the...  Read More >>

This volume uses case studies to highlight scientific and professional organizations as agents of change for more...  Read More >>

The clearest, simplest guide to chemistry, from atoms to the chemistry of green fuels Combining bold graphics with...  Read More >>

This first of a two-volume book discusses the process of conceptual recasting of mathematical contents under a new...  Read More >>

The Viennese Paul Ehrenfest and the Kiev-born Tatiana Afanassjewa built a home in Leiden, Netherlands, which became...  Read More >>

This book is a comprehensive exploration of the atomic nucleus. It recounts the history of research into the atomic...  Read More >>

How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity. Scientists, journalists, and politicians...  Read More >>

More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly...  Read More >>

This book tells the story of how Cape Canaveral's ""second space age"" reshaped the trajectory of the US space program...  Read More >>

Surviving the demise of his humoral pathology and anatomy, Galen’s works on simple and compound remedies (the so-called...  Read More >>

This open access book explores how the elements of Blumenbach’s epistemology have been variously assembled in different...  Read More >>

The strange and surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in modern America - from eugenics and...  Read More >>

Wigmore on Carbon Monoxide uncovers the fascinating history and ongoing dangers of carbon monoxide, the invisible...  Read More >>

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This book explores the history of foreign astral science in China from the unique viewpoint of the knowledge introduced...  Read More >>