History of science books

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Unravels the cultural history of plants from 500-1400, when ancient uses and meanings of plants were preserved but...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century covers the period from 1800 to 1920, a time of astonishing...  Read More >>

Covering the period from 1400 to 1650, this volume looks at how Renaissance learning and exploration irrevocably...  Read More >>

Looks at the history and meanings of plants in the period from 1650-1800, a time of global exploration and the discovery...  Read More >>

Examines how our relationship with plants has evolved since 1920, through advances in agriculture, industry, science,...  Read More >>

Examines the uses and meanings of plants from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE, from the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence...  Read More >>

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In this book Wolfgang Smith shows how the physical sciences, freed from prevailing misconceptions, actually corroborate...  Read More >>

A selection of treasures from the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw, the only biographical museum in the world...  Read More >>

"""Biography of the woman who founded pediatric cardiology and contributed to the surgical method used to save the...  Read More >>

The essays in this book debate the nature and extent of the societal impacts of Big Science and the mechanisms that...  Read More >>

A History of Western Science: The Basics, offers a short introduction to the history of western science that is...  Read More >>

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Volume II of the Loeb Hippocrates presents eight works by or attributed to the “Father of Medicine” that illustrate...  Read More >>

In this book Wolfgang Smith shows how the physical sciences, freed from prevailing misconceptions, actually corroborate...  Read More >>

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"Entender a Revolução Científica não é apenas um exercício acadêmico; é crucial para compreender as complexidades...  Read More >>

An arresting illustrated history of twins in mythology, science, and visual culture Twins have captivated the imagination...  Read More >>

""The book applies a biographical, narrative lens to explore what people in the past believed and why, and how and...  Read More >>

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The thirtieth anniversary of the death of Beppo Occhialini, the cosmic-ray physicist associated among other things...  Read More >>

This book features several of the significant scientific debates and controversies that helped develop space science...  Read More >>

The first book to map William James’s preoccupation with medical ideas, concerns, and values across the breadth...  Read More >>

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