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Cambridge University Press Cometography Volume 1 Ancient1799 A Catalog of Comets
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Cambridge University Press Cometography Volume 2 18001899 A Catalog of Comets
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Cambridge University Press Remarkable Discoveries
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Cambridge University Press The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume 10 1862
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Cambridge University Press Darwins Mentor John Stevens Henslow 17961861
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Science
Book SynopsisThis volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science in the Middle Ages. Organized by topic and culture, its essays are written by a group of distinguished scholars and offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of medieval science currently available.Table of ContentsGeneral editors' preface; Introduction Michael H. Shank and David C. Lindberg; 1. Islamic culture and the natural sciences F. Jamil Ragep; 2. Islamic mathematics J. L. Berggren; 3. The mixed mathematical sciences: optics and mechanics in the Islamic Middle Ages Elaheh Kheirandish; 4. Islamic astronomy Robert G. Morrison; 5. Medicine in medieval Islam Emilie Savage-Smith; 6. Science in the Jewish communities Y. Tzvi Langermann; 7. Science in the Byzantine Empire Anne Tihon; 8. Schools and universities in medieval Latin science Michael H. Shank; 9. The organization of knowledge: disciplines and practices Joan Cadden; 10. Science and the medieval church David C. Lindberg; 11. Natural knowledge in the early Middle Ages Stephen C. McCluskey; 12. Cosmology, astronomy, and mathematics Bruce S. Eastwood; 13. Early medieval medicine and natural science Vivian Nutton; 14. Translation and transmission of Greek and Islamic science to Latin Christendom Charles Burnett; 15. The twelfth-century renaissance Charles Burnett; 16. Medieval alchemy William R. Newman; 17. Change and motion Walter Roy Laird; 18. Cosmology Edward Grant; 19. Astronomy and astrology John North; 20. The science of light and color, seeing, and knowing David C. Lindberg and Katherine H. Tachau; 21. Mathematics A. George Molland; 22. Logic E. J. Ashworth; 23. Geography David Woodward; 24. Natural history from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries Karen Meier Reeds and Tomomi Kinukawa; 25. Anatomy, physiology, and medical theory Danielle Jacquart; 26. Medical practice Katharine Park; 27. Technology and science George Ovitt; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press The Hall of Heavenly Records
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Cambridge University Press NCHI Sci Tech Med Col India III5 05 The New Cambridge History of India
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Cambridge University Press Quantum Chance and NonLocality
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Cambridge University Press Life on Other Worlds
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Cambridge University Press Posidonius Volume 3 The Translation of the Fragments Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries Series Number 36
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Cambridge University Press Renaissance and Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Geography Science and National Identity Scotland since 1520 33 Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography Series Number 33
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Cambridge University Press The Philosophy of Biology
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Cambridge University Press Thomas Huxley
Book SynopsisThis book examines the identity of the 'man of science' in Victorian times as it was shaped by Thomas Huxley, the leading naturalist and popularizer of Darwinian theory. Breaking with traditional biographies, White treats Huxley as exemplary of the British 'man of science' and reflects on the historical significance of scientific authority.Trade Review'… cogently argued account … Paul White has created a sensitive and multifaceted portrait of Huxley … A particular strength … is the treatment of Huxley's relationships with Owen and Charles Darwin. … One of the most consistently developed aspects of White's portrait is the depiction of Huxley as a defender of high culture … beautifully written and persuasive account …' British Journal of the History of ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Science at home; 2. Gentlemen of Science? Debates over manners and institutions; 3. Science as culture; 4. The worship of science; 5. 'Darkest England': science and labor in the 1880s and 1890s; Conclusion: the end of the 'man of science'.
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Cambridge University Press Hidden Unity in Natures Laws
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Cambridge University Press On Tychos Island
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Cambridge University Press A Philosophers Understanding of Quantum Mechanics
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Cambridge University Press New Cosmic Horizons Space Astronomy from the V2 to the Hubble Space Telescope
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Cambridge University Press Encyclopaedic Visions
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Cambridge University Press Unifying Scientific Theories
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Cambridge University Press Science Technology and Society in Contemporary Japan
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Cambridge University Press New Cosmic Horizons Space Astronomy From The V2 To The Hubble Space Telescope
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Cambridge University Press Hidden Unity in Natures Laws
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Cambridge University Press Books and the Sciences in History
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Cambridge University Press Rethinking the Scientific Revolution
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Cambridge University Press From Newton to Hawking A History of Cambridge Universitys Lucasian Professors of Mathematics
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Cambridge University Press From Newton to Hawking A History of Cambridge Universitys Lucasian Professors of Mathematics
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Cambridge University Press Rethinking the Scientific Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Einstein Bohr and the Quantum Dilemma
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Cambridge University Press Innovation and the Rise of the Tunnelling Industry
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Cambridge University Press A History of Antarctic Science
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Cambridge University Press Cohesion A Scientific History of Intermolecular Forces
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Cambridge University Press Science and Ethics
Book SynopsisIn Science and Ethics, Bernard Rollin examines the ideology that denies the relevance of ethics to science. Providing an introduction to basic ethical concepts, he discusses a variety of ethical issues that are relevant to science and how they are ignored, to the detriment of both science and society.Trade Review'In this important book the author looks at historical and conceptual aspects of the ideology that denies the relevance of ethics to science. His conclusion is instructive...' The Scientific and Medical NetworkTable of ContentsPreface; 1. The waxing and waning of faith in science; 2. Scientific ideology and 'value free' science; 3. What is ethics?; 4. Ethics and research on human beings; 5. Animal research; 6. Biotechnology and ethics: is genetic engineering intrinsically wrong?; 7. Biotechnology and ethics II: rampaging monsters and suffering animal; 8. Biotechnology and ethics III: cloning, xenotransplantation and stem cells; 9. Pain and ethics; 10. Ethics in science.
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Cambridge University Press A Philosophers Understanding of Quantum Mechanics
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Origin of Species Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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Cambridge University Press Remarkable Biologists
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Cambridge University Press The Correspondence of Isaac Newton
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Cambridge University Press thecorrespondenceofisaacnewton
Book SynopsisThis first volume is particularly rich in matters of concern to the historian of science. It shows the young Newton in the plenitude of his powers; he himself wrote of the period at Woolsthorpe, which ended before any surviving letters of real consequence were written.Table of ContentsList of Plates; Foreword; Introduction; Preface; The Correspondence.
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Cambridge University Press Darwin and the Memory of the Human Evolution Savages and South America 66 Cambridge Studies in NineteenthCentury Literature and Culture Series Number 66
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Cambridge University Press War Against Smallpox
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Cambridge University Press Galen and the World of Knowledge
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Cambridge University Press Darwins Plots
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Cambridge University Press The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
Book SynopsisThis volume, like others in the series, is an important resource for historians of science, social historians, and the general reader. It covers the lead-up to the publication of one of the most important scientific publications of its time, Descent of Man, and reveals a cross-section of Victorian life.Table of ContentsList of illustrations; List of letters; Introduction; Acknowledgments; List of provenances; Note on editorial policy; Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy; Abbreviations and symbols; THE CORRESPONDENCE; Supplement to the Correspondence, 1835-69; Appendixes: I. Translations; II. Chronology; III. Diplomas; IV. Darwin's queries about expression; Manuscript alterations and comments; Biographical register and index to correspondents; Bibliography; Notes on manuscript sources; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Social Engineering and the Social Sciences in China 19191949
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Cambridge University Press A Life Scientists Guide to Physical Chemistry
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Cambridge University Press Cambridge Scientific Minds
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Cambridge University Press The Planet Observers Handbook 2ed
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