History of science books

Drawing from recent theoretical trends in new materialisms, biopolitics, and posthumanism, this book traces the...  Read More >>

This book describes and explains the world of particle accelerators and the physics they study. By following the...  Read More >>

Drawing from recent theoretical trends in new materialisms, biopolitics, and posthumanism, this book traces the...  Read More >>

Felix Hausdorff is a singular phenomenon in the history of science. As a mathematician, he played a major role in...  Read More >>

This handbook provides detailed coverage of historical discoveries in cosmology, such as the expansion of the universe,...  Read More >>

Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single...  Read More >>

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Robert Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a class of scientific thought and practice. UK focussed,...  Read More >>

The abbacus was a thorough and complete system of arithmetical calculations, which saw its dawn in the Indian and...  Read More >>

Förster chronicles the expansion of architecture as a profession and discipline in the postmodern era.  Read More >>

George G. Szpiro guides readers through the puzzling world of paradoxes, from Socratic dialogues to the Monty Hall...  Read More >>

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Questo catalogo, frutto del lavoro di censimento del patrimonio librario antico custodito nelle biblioteche degli...  Read More >>

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""In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of...  Read More >>

Seines Heuschnupfens wegen verbrachte Werner Heisenberg im Juni 1925, vor nun bald hundert Jahren, zehn Tage auf...  Read More >>

This is the very first authoritative book on the role of Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) in the history of psychology....  Read More >>

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

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

From rare-metal mining to environmental photography, Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography from a materialist...  Read More >>

This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy...  Read More >>

This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources...  Read More >>