{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-history-of-science-hardback-9781118620779","title":"A Companion to the History of Science (Hardback) 9781118620779","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the History of Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBernard Lightman (Edited by), B Lightman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118620779, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e624 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 3.3 cm, 1.07 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bernard Lightman has assembled a superb roster of many of the leading figures in their respective specialisms. [The] \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is organized around analytical catagories...[which] enables [it] to address current issues such as identity, practice, the movement of knowledge, and material culture from a number of different perspectives that, helpfully, are often mutually illuminating. Although the individual chapters...are uniformly excellent, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion to the History of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, when read as a whole or even section by section, really is more than the sum of its parts.\" - \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal for the History of Science.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Assembling a one-volume companion to the history of science across ages, scientific disciplines and global space is a particularly daunting task. The editor has approached this challenge in a somewhat unconventional way.... This thematic approach is a successful and innovative way of providing an overview of the key literature and current debates in the history of science. ...stimulating and informative...individual contributions are well suited for inclusion in undergraduate courses. The volume is very ambitious in terms of geographical scope...[which] sets [it] apart from other available introductions to the history of science. Admirably, it includes science and ways of studying nature in many different parts of the world through history. As a whole, the companion presents a highly commendable state-of-the-art view on the history of science. [Presenting] the richness of a thriving academic field...as an introduction to the history of science informed by cultural history and cultural theory, a better introduction is difficult to come by.\" - \u003ci\u003eNotes and Records of the Royal Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book will serve well in an introductory graduate seminar and as a starting point for undergraduate research. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals.\" - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A valiant effort to condense in a single (large) book such an extremely diverse subject as the history of science.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Sun News Miami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In time this book will become a snapshot of early twenty-first-century historiography of science. It is all the more useful because of its clearly articulated approach. These essays will remain a valuable resource for many years to come.\" \u003ci\u003e- Annals of Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAll in all, this is a magnificent collection of essays that would be extremely useful and informative to those science educators who have no formal training in history of science, but who nevertheless use, or want to use, history of science in their work.\" - \u003ci\u003eScience and Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDivided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBernard Lightman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Historiography of the History of Science 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynn K. Nyhart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Roles 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle Ages 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathan Sidoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Go-Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural Translators 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKapil Raj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Alchemist 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTara Nummedal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Natural Philosopher 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Dear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Natural Historian 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristin Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and Artisans 97\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIwan Rhys Morus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Scientific illustrators 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eValérie Chansigaud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Human Experimental Subject 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnita Guerrini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Amateurs 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Pandora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Man of Science 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Professional Scientist 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCyrusC.M.Mody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Places and Spaces 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Medieval University 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven J. Livesey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Observatory 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert W. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Court 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce T. Moran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Academies and Societies 224\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDenise Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Museums and Botanical Gardens 238\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLukas Rieppel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Domestic Space 252\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDonald L. Opitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Commercial Science 268\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Lucier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Field 282\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert E. Kohler and Jeremy Vetter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Laboratory 296\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine M. Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Modern School and University 310\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeike Jöns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Communication 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Manuscripts 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoyce van Leeuwen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Printing Press 344\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNick Wilding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Correspondence Networks 358\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Ogilvie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Translations 372\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarwa Elshakry and Carla Nappi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Journals and Periodicals 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAileen Fyfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Textbooks 400\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosep Simon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Lectures 414\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiarmid A. Finnegan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Film, Radio, and Television 428\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid A. Kirby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Tools of Science 443\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Timing Devices 445\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRory McEvoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Weights and Measures 459\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHector Vera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Calculating Devices and Computers 472\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew L. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Specimens and Collections 488\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary E. Sunderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Recording Devices 500\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJimena Canales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Microscopes 515\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoris Jardine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Telescopes 530\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJim Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Prisms, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, and Gratings 543\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKlaus Hentschel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Diagrams 557\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Bigg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Three Dimensional Models 572\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua Nall and Liba Taub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 587\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417793851672,"sku":"9781118620779","price":124.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118620779.jpg?v=1784509628","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-the-history-of-science-hardback-9781118620779","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}