The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 6, The Modern Biological and Earth SciencesDavid C. Lindberg, Peter J. Bowler, Ronald L. Numbers, Roy Porter This book in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of the life and earth sciences since 1800. It provides comprehensive and authoritative surveys of historical thinking on major developments in these areas of science, on the social and cultural milieus in which the knowledge was generated, and on the wider impact of the major theoretical and practical innovations. The articles were written by acknowledged experts who provide concise accounts of the latest historical thinking coupled with guides to the most important recent literature. In addition to histories of traditional sciences, the book covers the emergence of newer disciplines such as genetics, biochemistry, and geophysics. The interaction of scientific techniques with their practical applications in areas such as medicine is a major focus of the book, as is its coverage of controversial areas such as science and religion and environmentalism. |
Contents
Section 1 | 4 |
Section 2 | 14 |
Section 3 | 18 |
Section 4 | 22 |
Section 5 | 33 |
Section 6 | 38 |
Section 7 | 44 |
Section 8 | 48 |
Section 19 | 153 |
Section 20 | 184 |
Section 21 | 185 |
Section 22 | 194 |
Section 23 | 210 |
Section 24 | 216 |
Section 25 | 220 |
Section 26 | 239 |
Section 9 | 58 |
Section 10 | 82 |
Section 11 | 87 |
Section 12 | 93 |
Section 13 | 112 |
Section 14 | 115 |
Section 15 | 120 |
Section 16 | 126 |
Section 17 | 138 |
Section 18 | 140 |
Section 27 | 244 |
Section 28 | 247 |
Section 29 | 255 |
Section 30 | 260 |
Section 31 | 279 |
Section 32 | 287 |
Section 33 | 288 |
Section 34 | 301 |
Section 35 | 308 |
Section 36 | 337 |
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