History of science books

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"By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new...  Read More >>

An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists,...  Read More >>

Among the late nineteenth-century profusion of evolutionary ideas, Wilhelm Roux’s theory of a struggle for existence...  Read More >>

How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirth Across the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, anxieties...  Read More >>

How did this universe come about? How did the sun, the moon, the earth, and then life on earth come about? The story...  Read More >>

“Absorbing. . . . A revealing look at the hidden role that games have played in human development for centuries.”...  Read More >>

A top scholar reveals the most complete picture to date of how early human speech led to the languages we use today ...  Read More >>

The late eighteenth century and subsequent Napoleonic Era witnessed a turning point in the establishment of agricultural...  Read More >>

The ""artfully written...splendid history of classical and quantum physics"" (Science) that ""rightfully highlights...  Read More >>

The relationship between alcohol consumption and liver cirrhosis has long been contested by doctors and medical...  Read More >>

„Wer sich nicht mehr wundern und nicht mehr staunen kann, der ist sozusagen tot und sein Auge erloschen“, hat Albert...  Read More >>

The humanities (and social science) are the disciplines that study human, which are essential in helping us to understand...  Read More >>

""The History of Science"" takes you through the key role science has played in helping us understand the world,...  Read More >>

The 476 letters in the thirteenth volume of The Correspondence of John Tyndall document the period from June 1,...  Read More >>

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Die Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen versammelt die bedeutendsten Wissenschafts- und Forschungsorganisationen...  Read More >>

A craze for intricate metaphors, referred to as conceits, permeated all forms of communication in seventeenth-century...  Read More >>

The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural...  Read More >>

This chronicle of natural history argues that the modern environmental crisis and rise in science skepticism codeveloped...  Read More >>

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This book contributes to a worldwide history of textual criticism and critical editions of ancient scientific texts....  Read More >>

A craze for intricate metaphors, referred to as conceits, permeated all forms of communication in seventeenth-century...  Read More >>

The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the “march of progress,” and its role in shaping our...  Read More >>

This book examines two venerable cultures, art and technology, and uses the young ‘interdiscipline’ of cognitive...  Read More >>