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Volume 40; Issue 3

The British Journal for the History of Science

Volume 40; Issue 3

1

Constant differences: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, the concept of the observer in early nineteenth-century practical astronomy and the history of the personal equation

HOFFMANN, CHRISTOPH

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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2

Books Received

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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3

Inventing Needs: Expertise and Water Supply in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Paris

Frédéric Graber

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 2.35 MB

english, 2007

4

Constant Differences: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, the Concept of the Observer in Early Nineteenth-Century Practical Astronomy and the History of the Personal Equation

Christoph Hoffmann

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

5

Lampreys, Lungfish and Elasmobranchs: Cambridge Zoology and the Politics of Animal Selection

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

6

Science across the European Empires, 1800-1950by Benedikt Stuchtey

Review by: Emma Reisz

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 496 KB

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7

The Natural Origins of Economicsby Margaret Schabas

Review by: Roger Smith

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 352 KB

english, 2007

8

The Vital Landscape: Nature and the Built Environment in Nineteenth-Century Britainby William M. Taylor

Review by: J. F. M. Clark

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 339 KB

english, 2007

9

All Creatures: Naturalists, Collectors, and Biodiversity, 1850-1950by Robert E. Kohler

Review by: Kristin Johnson

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 343 KB

english, 2007

10

No Easy Answers: Science and the Pursuit of Knowledgeby Allan Franklin;Pauli's Exclusion Principle: The Origin and Validation of a Scientific Principleby Michela Massimi

Review by: Kent W. Staley

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 490 KB

english, 2007

11

Reappraising Oppenheimer: Centennial Studies and Reflectionsby Cathryn Carson; David A. Hollinger

Review by: Jeff Hughes

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

12

The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought: The Roots of Evo-Devoby Ron Amundson

Review by: Peter J. Bowler

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 500 KB

english, 2007

13

Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomicsby Jenny Reardon

Review by: Lisa Gannett

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 510 KB

english, 2007

14

Dr. Golem: How to Think about Medicineby Harry Collins; Trevor Pinch

Review by: Neil Pemberton

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 337 KB

english, 2007

15

The Practice of Reform in Health, Medicine, and Science, 1500-2000: Essays for Charles Websterby Margaret Pelling; Scott Mandelbrote

Review by: John Pickstone

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 344 KB

english, 2007

16

From the Curse of Ham to the curse of nature: the influence of natural selection on the debate on human unity before the publication of The Descent of Man

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 273 KB

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17

David S. Barnes, The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Pp xi+314. ISBN 0-8018-8349-0. £23.50 (hardback).

Hamlin, Christopher

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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18

A. J. Bowden, C. V. Burek and R. Wilding (eds.), History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essays. Geological Society Special Publication 241. London: The Geological Society, 2005. Pp. 304. ISBN 1-86239-174-2. £80.00 (hardback).

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 38 KB

english, 2007

19

Sharon E. Kingsland, The Evolution of American Ecology. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. Pp. x+313. ISBN 0-8018-8171-4. £33.50 (hardback).

Weber, Thomas P.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 44 KB

english, 2007

20

Cathryn Carson and David A. Hollinger (eds.), Reappraising Oppenheimer: Centennial Studies and Reflections. Berkeley Papers in History of Science, Volume 21. Berkeley: Office for History of Science and Technology, University of California, 2005. Pp. xii+413. ISBN 0-9672617-3-2. $14.00 (paperback).

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 39 KB

english, 2007

21

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch, Dr. Golem: How to Think about Medicine. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Pp. 280. ISBN 0-226-11366-3. $25.00, £17.50 (hardback).

Pemberton, Neil

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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22

Books received

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 45 KB

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23

Benedikt Stuchtey (ed.), Science across the European Empires, 1800–1950. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press/German Historical Institute London, 2005. Pp. viii+376. ISBN 0-19-927629-2. £60.00 (hardback).

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 44 KB

english, 2007

24

William M. Taylor, The Vital Landscape: Nature and the Built Environment in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004. Pp. xvii+252. ISBN 0-7546-3069-2. £45.00 (hardback).

Clark, J. F. M.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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25

From engineer to scientist: reinventing invention in the Watt and Faraday centenaries, 1919–31

MACLEOD, CHRISTINE, TANN, JENNIFER

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 280 KB

english, 2007

26

Robert Darby, A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Pp. 368. ISBN 978-0-226-13645-5. $35.00 (hardback).

Houck, Judith A.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 44 KB

english, 2007

27

Robert E. Kohler, All Creatures: Naturalists, Collectors, and Biodiversity, 1850–1950. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2006. Pp. xiii+363. ISBN 978-0-691-12539-2. $35.00, £22.95 (hardback).

Johnson, Kristin

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

28

Arthur I. Miller, Empire of the Stars: Obsession, Friendship, and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Pp xx+364. ISBN 0-618-34151-X. $26.00 (hardback).

Stanley, Matthew

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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29

Benjamin A. Elman, On Their Own Terms: Science in China, 1550–1900. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2005. Pp. xxxviii+567. ISBN 0-674-01685-8. £35.95 (hardback).

Bray, Francesca

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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30

Inventing needs: expertise and water supply in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Paris

GRABER, FRÉDÉRIC

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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31

Ron Amundson, The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought: The Roots of Evo-Devo. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. xiii+280. ISBN 0-521-80699-2. $75.00 (hardback).

Bowler, Peter J.

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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32

Martin Daunton (ed.), The Organisation of Knowledge in Victorian Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Pp. 424. ISBN 0-19-726326-7. £55.00 (hardback).

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 38 KB

english, 2007

33

Margaret Schabas, The Natural Origins of Economics. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Pp. xi+231. ISBN 0-226-73569-9. $40.00, £25.50 (hardback).

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 39 KB

english, 2007

34

Allan Franklin, No Easy Answers: Science and the Pursuit of Knowledge. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005. Pp. xii+258. $29.95 (hardback).

Staley, Kent W.

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 46 KB

english, 2007

35

Margaret Pelling and Scott Mandelbrote (eds.), The Practice of Reform in Health, Medicine, and Science, 1500–2000: Essays for Charles Webster. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005. Pp. xv+376. ISBN 0-7546-3933-9. £60.00 (hardback).

Pickstone, John

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 39 KB

english, 2007

36

Lampreys, lungfish and elasmobranchs: Cambridge zoology and the politics of animal selection

BLACKMAN, HELEN

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 178 KB

english, 2007

37

Jenny Reardon, Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2005. Pp. 256. ISBN 0-691-11857-4. £11.95 (paperback).

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 38 KB

english, 2007

38

A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britainby Robert Darby

Review by: Judith A. Houck

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 565 KB

english, 2007

39

From the Curse of Ham to the Curse of Nature: The Influence of Natural Selection on the Debate on Human Unity before the Publication of "The Descent of Man"

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.79 MB

english, 2007

40

Empire of the Stars: Obsession, Friendship, and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holesby Arthur I. Miller

Review by: Matthew Stanley

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 419 KB

english, 2007

41

Front Matter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

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2007

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english

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PDF, 380 KB

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42

From Engineer to Scientist: Reinventing Invention in the Watt and Faraday Centenaries, 1919-31

Christine MacLeod and Jennifer Tann

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.26 MB

english, 2007

43

The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germsby David S. Barnes

Review by: Christopher Hamlin

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 421 KB

english, 2007

44

The Evolution of American Ecologyby Sharon E. Kingsland;Ecological Paradigms Lost. Routes of Theory Changeby Kim Cuddington; Beatrix Beisner

Review by: Thomas P. Weber

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 568 KB

english, 2007

45

History of Palaeobotany: Selected Essaysby A. J. Bowden; C. V. Burek; R. Wilding

Review by: Jack Morrell

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 420 KB

english, 2007

46

Back Matter

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 609 KB

english, 2007

47

On Their Own Terms: Science in China, 1550-1900by Benjamin A. Elman;A Cultural History of Modern Science in Chinaby Benjamin A. Elman

Review by: Francesca Bray

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 537 KB

english, 2007

48

The Organisation of Knowledge in Victorian Britainby Martin Daunton

Review by: Aileen Fyfe

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 419 KB

english, 2007

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