The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars. Provides a single–volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry Includes discussion of non–Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field INDICE: About the Editor .About the Contributors .Acknowledgements .Introduction .Bernard Lightman .1. Historiography of the History of ScienceLynn Nyhart .PART 1 ROLES .2. Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle AgesNathan Sidoli .3. Go–Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural TranslatorsKapil Raj .4. The AlchemistTara Nummedal .5. The Natural PhilosopherPeter Dear .6. The Natural HistorianKristin Johnson .7. Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and ArtisansIwan Rhys Morus .8. Scientific illustratorsValérie Chansigaud .9. The Human Experimental SubjectAnita Guerrini .10. AmateursKatherine Pandora .11. The Man of SciencePaul White .12. The Professional ScientistCyrus C. M. Mody .PART II PLACES AND SPACES .13. The Medieval UniversitySteven J. Livesey .14. The ObservatoryRobert W. Smith .15. The CourtBruce T. Moran .16. Academies and SocietiesDenise Phillips .17. Museums and Botanical GardensLukas Rieppel .18. Domestic SpaceDonald L. Opitz .19. Commercial SciencePaul Lucier .20. The FieldRobert Kohler and Jeremy Vetter .21. The LaboratoryCatherine M. Jackson .22. Modern School and UniversityHeike Jöns .PART III COMMUNICATION .23. ManuscriptsJoyce van Leeuwen .24. The Printing PressNick Wilding .25. Correspondence NetworksBrian Ogilvie .26. TranslationsMarwa Elshakry and Carla Nappi .27. Journals and PeriodicalsAileen Fyfe .28. TextbooksJosep Simon .29. LecturesDiarmid A. Finnegan .30. Film, Radio, and TelevisionDavid A. Kirby .PART IV TOOLS OF SCIENCE .31. Timing DevicesRory McEvoy .32. Weights and MeasuresHector Vera .33. Calculating Devices and ComputersMatthew L. Jones .34. Specimens and CollectionsMary E. Sunderland .35. Recording DevicesJimena Canales .36. MicroscopesBoris Jardine .37. TelescopesJim Bennett .38. Prisms, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, and GratingsKlaus Hentschel .39. DiagramsCharlotte Bigg .40. Three Dimensional ModelsJoshua Nall and Liba Taub .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-62077-9
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 624
- Fecha Publicación: 25/03/2016
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