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The British Journal for the History of Science
Volume 40; Issue 4

The British Journal for the History of Science

Volume 40; Issue 4

1

Periphery reassessed: Eugenios Voulgaris converses with Isaac Newton

PATINIOTIS, MANOLIS

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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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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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3

Inner Division and Uncertain Contours: William James and the Politics of the Modern Self

Francesca Bordogna

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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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4

The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution: Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the Cultivation of Virtueby Matthew L. Jones

Review by: Steven Shapin

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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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5

Heterodoxy in Early Modern Science and Religionby John Brooke; Ian Maclean

Review by: Sachiko Kusukawa

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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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6

The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophyby Justin E. H. Smith

Review by: Staffan Müller-Wille

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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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7

Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640-1940by Ivor Grattan-Guinness

Review by: Josipa G. Petrunić

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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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8

The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomyby John L. Heilbron

Review by: Charlotte Bigg

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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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9

The Stargazer of Hardwicke: The Life and Work of Thomas William Webbby Janet Robinson; Mark Robinson

Review by: Mark Hurn

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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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10

Disciplining Statistics: Demography and Vital Statistics in France and England, 1830-1885by Libby Schweber

Review by: Chris Renwick

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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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11

Exceeding Our Grasp: Science, History, and the Problem of Unconceived Alternativeby P. Kyle Stanford

Review by: Marga Vicedo

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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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12

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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P. Kyle Stanford, Exceeding Our Grasp: Science, History, and the Problem of Unconceived Alternatives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Pp. xiv+234. ISBN 0-19-517408-9. £26.99 (hardback).

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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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Libby Schweber, Disciplining Statistics: Demography and Vital Statistics in France and England, 1830–1885. Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, 2006. Pp. ix+277. ISBN 0-8223-3814-9. £14.99 (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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15

David Edgerton, The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900. London: Profile Books, 2007. Pp. xviii+270. ISBN 1-86197-296-2. £18.99 (hardback).

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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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16

Janet and Mark Robinson (eds.), The Stargazer of Hardwicke: The Life and Work of Thomas William Webb. Leominster: Gracewing, 2006. Pp. xix+259. ISBN 0-85244-666-7. £14.99 (hardback).

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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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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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18

The observatory, the land-based ship and the crusades: earth sciences in European context, 1830–50

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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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19

Plantation science: improving natural indigo in colonial India, 1860–1913

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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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20

Justin E. H. Smith (ed.), The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xiii+456. ISBN 978-0-521-84077-4. £45.00 (hardback).

Müller-Wille, Staffan

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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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21

Mario Biagioli, Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Pp. xi+302. ISBN 0-226-04561-7. $25.00, £22.50 (hardback).

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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

Roger Hahn, Pierre Simon Laplace 1749–1827:A Determined Scientist. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2005. Pp. xii+310. ISBN 0-674-01892-3. £22.95, $35.00, €32.30 (hardback).

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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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23

Inner division and uncertain contours: William James and the politics of the modern self

BORDOGNA, 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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24

Hubert Steinke, Irritating Experiments: Haller's Concept and the European Controversy on Irritability and Sensibility, 1750–1790. The Wellcome Series in the History of Medicine. Clio Medicana 76. Union, NJ and Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi B. V., 2005. Pp 354. ISBN 90-420-1852-6. €75.00, $94.00 (hardback).

Eddy, Matthew D.

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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

Jonathan Smith, Charles Darwin and Victorian Visual Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xxiii+349. ISBN 0-521-85690-6. £60.00 (hardback).

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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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26

Instituting the science of mind: intellectual economies and disciplinary exchange at Harvard's Center for Cognitive Studies

COHEN-COLE, JAMIE

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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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27

Peter Dear, The Intelligibility of Nature: How Science Makes Sense of the World. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Pp. xii+242. ISBN 0-226-13948-4. $27.50, £17.50 (hardback).

Heilbron, John L.

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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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28

Matthew L. Jones, The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution: Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the Cultivation of Virtue. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Pp. xvii+384. ISBN 0-226-40954-6. $65.00, £46.00 (hardback). ISBN 0-226-40955-4. $27.50, £17.50 (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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Judith P. Zinsser (ed.), Men, Women, and the Birthing of Modern Science. De Kalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 2005. Pp. viii+215. ISBN 0-87580-340-7. $38.00 (hardback).

DiMeo, Michelle

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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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Ivor Grattan-Guinness (ed.), Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640–1940. Amsterdam, San Diego, Oxford and London: Elsevier B. V., 2005. Pp. xvii+1022. ISBN 0-444-50871-6. £158.00 (hardback).

Petrunić, Josipa G.

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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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Pietro Corsi, Jean Gayon, Gabriel Gohau and Stéphane Tirard, Lamarck, philosophe de la nature. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 2006. Pp. xii+167 pp. ISBN 2-13-051976-8. €20.00 (paperback).

Burkhardt, Richard W.

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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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John L. Heilbron (ed.), The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Pp. xxi+358. ISBN 0-19-517198-5. $35.00 (hardback).

Bigg, Charlotte

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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

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33

Plantation Science: Improving Natural Indigo in Colonial India, 1860-1913

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 3.78 MB

english, 2007

34

John Brooke and Ian Maclean (eds.), Heterodoxy in Early Modern Science and Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Pp. xxi+373. ISBN 0-19-926897-5. $120.00, £65.00 (hardback).

Kusukawa, Sachiko

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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

35

Instituting the Science of Mind: Intellectual Economies and Disciplinary Exchange at Harvard's Center for Cognitive Studies

Jamie Cohen-Cole

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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, 4.98 MB

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36

Periphery Reassessed: Eugenios Voulgaris Converses with Isaac Newton

Manolis Patiniotis

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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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37

Charles Darwin and Victorian Visual Cultureby Jonathan Smith

Review by: Gowan Dawson

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 424 KB

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38

Lamarck, philosophe de la natureby Pietro Corsi; Jean Gayon; Gabriel Gohau; Stéphane Tirard

Review by: Jr. Richard W. Burkhardt

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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, 589 KB

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39

Pierre Simon Laplace 1749-1827: A Determined Scientistby Roger Hahn

Review by: Robert Fox

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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, 415 KB

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40

The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900by David Edgerton

Review by: Patricia Fara

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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, 351 KB

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Volume Information

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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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42

The Intelligibility of Nature: How Science Makes Sense of the Worldby Peter Dear

Review by: John L. Heilbron

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

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english

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PDF, 515 KB

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43

Back 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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44

The Observatory, the Land-Based Ship and the Crusades: Earth Sciences in European Context, 1830-50

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.91 MB

english, 2007

45

Men, Women, and the Birthing of Modern Scienceby Judith P. Zinsser

Review by: Michelle DiMeo

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 423 KB

english, 2007

46

Irritating Experiments: Haller's Concept and the European Controversy on Irritability and Sensibility, 1750-1790by Hubert Steinke

Review by: Matthew D. Eddy

Journal:

The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 422 KB

english, 2007

47

Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecyby Mario Biagioli

Review by: William Shea

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The British Journal for the History of Science

Year:

2007

Language:

english

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PDF, 412 KB

english, 2007