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Book SynopsisFrom the biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science is the most comprehensive one-volume resource on science from 1550 to the present.Along with chemistry, physics, and biology, the major scientific disciplines are represented in this alphabetically arranged work including astrology, ethnology, and zoology, among many others. General concepts such as gender and science and scientific development are explored along with major time periods that had a tremendous impact on the field including the Enlightenment and Globalization (post-World War II). The coverage is not limited to just one geographical area but is worldwide, tracing science from its traditional centres and explaining how non-western societies have modified and contributed to its global arena.Major divisions of thought including Aristotelianism and mechanical ph
Trade Reviewmighty tome...a superb piece of work, brimming with scholarly but ease-to-read gems. * Graham Farmelo, THES *
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science has great breadth, it contains numerous entries that are a pleasure to read, and its index makes it easy to use * John North, Times Literary Supplement *
Review from other book by this author Heilbron combines history and science and presents a cross-cultural examination of topics in a lavishly illustrated book * Review of 'Geometry Civilized', in Zentralblatt fur Mathematik *
This wonderful book is a combination of mathematics, its history, and the history of civilisation and culture (architecture, painting, measuring, astronomy, etc) . . . contains some fascinating historical description . . . A lot of effort is spent on increasing our understanding of geometry. the author carefully explains solutions of some geometrical methods and proofs. There are diagrams on nearly every page, illustrations from older books, photographs and eight colour plates. * Review of 'Geometry Civilized', in EMS *
