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Volume 11; Issue 2

The British Journal for the History of Science

Volume 11; Issue 2

1

A Note on John of Beaumont's Version of Euclid's De visu

Wilfred Theisen

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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2

Newton on Place, Time, and God: An Unpublished Source

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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3

Address to the Opening Session of the XV International Congress of the History of Science, Edinburgh, 11 August 1977

Needham, Joseph

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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4

Arthur Holmes and Continental Drift

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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5

Puritan Science?

Review by: Theodore K. Rabb

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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6

The English Fortunes of Descartes

Review by: Alan Gabbey

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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7

Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich and Herstmonceux, 1675-1975by Eric G. Forbes; A. J. Meadows; Derek Howse

Review by: D. J. Bryden

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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8

English Architecture: An Illustrated Glossaryby James Stevens Curl

Review by: G. L'E. Turner

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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9

The Lay of the Land. Metaphor as Experience and History in American Life and Lettersby Annette Kolodny

Review by: Roy Porter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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10

The Correspondence of Isaac Newton. Vol. V: 1709-1713by A. Rupert Hall; Laura Tilling; Isaac Newton

Review by: G. Burniston Brown

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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11

Books Received

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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12

Collections VII: Library and Archive Resources in the History of Science at University College London

Janet Percival and W. A. Smeaton

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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13

Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Chronologic Chemie, 1800–1970. By Sieghard Neufeldt. Weinheim & New York: Verlag Chemie, 1977. Pp. vii + 359. DM 78.

Fisher, Nicholas

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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14

American Science No Other Gods. On Science and American Social Thought. By Charles E. Rosenberg. Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1976. Pp. xiii + 273. £9.45.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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15

Science and Literature The Lay of the Land. Metaphor as Experience and History in American Life and Letters. By Annette Kolodny. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1975. Pp. xiv + 186. No price stated.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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16

BJH volume 11 issue 2 Cover and Front matter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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17

A Note on John of Beaumont's Version of Euclid's De Visu

Theisen, Wilfred

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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18

The English Fortunes of Descartes

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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19

General The Nature of Science: The History of Science in Western Culture since 1600. By David Knight. London: André Deutsch, 1976. Pp. 215. £4.95.

Turner, G. L'E.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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20

Architecture English Architecture: An Illustrated Glossary. By James Stevens Curl. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1977. Pp. 192. £9.50.

Turner, G. L'E.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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21

Middle Ages Europe's Inner Demons. An Enquiry Inspired by the Great Witch-Hunt. By Norman Cohn. London: Heinemann for Sussex University Press, 1975. Pp. xvi + 302. £4.50.

Monter, E. William

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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22

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries The Correspondence of Isaac Newton. Vol. v: 1709–1713. Pp. li + 439. Edited by A. Rupert Hall and Laura Tilling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Royal Society, 1975. £20.00.

Brown, G. Burniston

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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23

Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Method and appraisal in the physical sciences. The critical background to modern science, 1800–1905. Edited by Colin Howson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976. Pp. vii + 344. £10.50.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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24

Library and Archive Resources in the History of Science at University College London

Percival, Janet, Smeaton, W. A.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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BJH volume 11 issue 2 Cover and Back matter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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26

Arthur Holmes and Continental Drift

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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PDF, 1.24 MB

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27

Puritan Science?

Rabb, Theodore K.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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28

Science, Reason, and Religion in the Age of Newton

Holmes, Geoffrey

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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29

Astronomy Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich and Herstmonceux, 1675–1975. London: Taylor & Francis, 1975. £25.00. (Volume iii only is available separately at £12.0.) Volume i: Origins and Early History (1675–1835). By Eric G. Forbes. Pp. xv + 204 + 8 plates. London: Taylor & Francis, 1975. £25.00. (Volume iii only is available separately at £12.0.) Volume ii: Recent History (1836–1975). By A. J. Meadows. Pp. xi + 135 + 14 plates. London: Taylor & Francis, 1975. £25.00. (Volume iii only is available separately at £12.0.) Volume iii: The Buildings and Instruments. By Derek Howse. Pp. xix + 178 + 130 plates. London: Taylor & Francis, 1975. £25.00. (Volume iii only is available separately at £12.0.)

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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30

Science and Literature Science and the Human Comedy. By Harcourt Brown. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976. Pp. xx + 224. £9.75.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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31

Science and Literature ‘Kubla Khan’ and The Fall of Jerusalem. The Mythological School in Biblical Criticism and Secular Literature, 1770–1880. By E. S. Shaffer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. Pp. x + 361. £9.50.

Cunningham, Adrian

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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32

Middle Ages Giles of Rome and the Medieval Theory of Conception: A Study of the De formatione corporis humani in utero. By M. Anthony Hewson. London: Athlone Press, 1975. Pp. viii + 268. £10.00.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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33

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries L'etrenne, ou la neige sexangulaire. By Johann Kepler. Traduction critique par Robert Hallenx. Paris: Vrin, 1975. Pp. 169. No price stated.

Schneer, Cecil J.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries An Index of British Mathematicians. Part 2: 1701–1760. By Peter John Wallis. Newcastle: Project for Historical Biobibliography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1976. Pp. xxviii + 136. £1.50.

Eagles, Christina

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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35

Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Darwin in America. The Intellectual Response, 1865–1912. By Cynthia Eagle Russett. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1976. Pp. 228. $4.95 (paperback).

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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36

Books Received

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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37

Notes on Contributors

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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38

Science and the Human Comedyby Harcourt Brown

Review by: Dudley Wilson

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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39

Europe's Inner Demons. An Enquiry Inspired by the Great Witch-Huntby Norman Cohn

Review by: E. William Monter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 162 KB

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40

Method and Appraisal in the Physical Sciences. The Critical Background to Modern Science, 1800-1905by Colin Howson

Review by: Barry Gower

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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41

Address to the Opening Session of the XV International Congress of the History of Science, Edinburgh, 11 August 1977

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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42

Front Matter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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Back Matter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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44

L'étrenne, ou la neige sexangulaireby Johann Kepler; Robert Halleux

Review by: Cecil J. Schneer

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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1978

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english

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PDF, 190 KB

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45

'Kubla Khan' and "The Fall of Jerusalem." The Mythological School in Biblical Criticism and Secular Literature, 1770-1880by E. S. Shaffer

Review by: Adrian Cunningham

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 191 KB

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46

An Index of British Mathematicians. Part 2: 1701-1760by Peter John Wallis

Review by: Christina Eagles

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 159 KB

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47

Science, Reason, and Religion in the Age of Newton

Review by: Geoffrey Holmes

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 403 KB

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48

The Nature of Science: The History of Science in Western Culture since 1600by David Knight

Review by: G. L'E. Turner

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 160 KB

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49

No Other Gods. On Science and American Social Thoughtby Charles E. Rosenberg

Review by: Gay Weber

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

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english

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50

Darwin in America. The Intellectual Response, 1865-1912by Cynthia Eagle Russett

Review by: W. F. Bynum

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

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english

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51

Newton on Place, Time, and God: An Unpublished Source

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 542 KB

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52

Giles of Rome and the Medieval Theory of Conception: A Study of the "De formatione corporis humani in utero"by M. Anthony Hewson

Review by: Andrew Wear

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 195 KB

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53

Chronologie Chemie, 1800-1970by Sieghard Neufeldt

Review by: Nicholas Fisher

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

1978

Language:

english

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PDF, 192 KB

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