An account of the history of the social sciences since the late eighteenth century.

An account of European knowledge of the natural world, c.1500-1700.

The fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century.

Notable features of the book include an insightful analysis of the parallel trajectories of modern chemistry and physics and the work of scientists - such as John Dalton ...

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to developments in life and earth sciences since 1800.

How did chemistry and physics acquire their separate identities, and are they on their way to losing them again? Mary Jo Nye has written a graceful account of the historical ...

This innovative collection of original essays focuses on the ways in which geography, gender, race, and religion influenced the reception of Darwinism in the English-speaking ...

This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science in the Middle Ages from the North Atlantic to the Indus Valley ...