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In "Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik" untersucht Gottlob Frege die logischen und sprachlichen Grundlagen der Mathematik, insbesondere der Arithmetik. Frege verfolgt einen analytischen Stil, der sich du……続きを見る

This groundbreaking, open access volume analyses and compares data practices across several fields through the analysis of specific cases of data journeys. It brings together leading scholars in the……続きを見る

This volume presents the first extensive census of the surviving copies of the treatise Historia Naturalis Brasiliae in libraries worldwide and examines the book from a variety of interdisciplinary ……続きを見る

This open access book brings together for the first time all aspects of the tragic life and fascinating work of the polymath Robert Leslie Ellis (1817–1859), placing him at the heart of early-Victor……続きを見る

This book explores the life and work of Mary Elizabeth Barber, a British-born settler scientist who lived in the Cape during the nineteenth century. It provides a lens into a range of subjects withi……続きを見る

This open access book is the biography of one of Britain’s foremost animal welfare campaigners and of the world of activism, science, and politics she inhabited. In 1964, Ruth Harrison’s bestseller ……続きを見る

This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century ……続きを見る

This open access book studies breath and breathing in literature and culture and provides crucial insights into the history of medicine, health and the emotions, the foundations of beliefs concernin……続きを見る

This book is Open Access under a CC BY license. It is the first monograph-length study of the force-feeding of hunger strikers in English, Irish and Northern Irish prisons. It examines ethical debat……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife pot……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY license and charts the rise and fall of various self-harming behaviours in twentieth-century Britain. It puts self-cutting and overdosing into historical persp……続きを見る

This open access book presents a new translation, interpretation and analysis of selected passages from the so-called Mohist Canon, a Chinese text from ca. 300 BCE, and discusses the role of the tex……続きを見る

This book shows how the study of multi-hadron production phenomena in the years after the founding of CERN culminated in Hagedorn's pioneering idea of limiting temperature, leading on to the discove……続きを見る

In "The Warfare of Science," Andrew Dickson White embarks on a meticulous exploration of the historic conflict between scientific inquiry and religious doctrine. Written during the late 19th century……続きを見る

Models and theories are of central importance in science, and scientists spend substantial amounts of time building, testing, comparing and revising models and theories. It is therefore not surprisi……続きを見る

The 'History of Science' anthology, compiled by Henry Smith Williams and Edward Huntington Williams, serves as a sweeping exploration of the evolution of scientific thought and discovery, chroniclin……続きを見る

This book provides a reading of Newton’s argument for universal gravity that is focused on the evidence-based, "experimental" reasoning that Newton associates with his program of experimental philos……続きを見る

This open access book collects the historical and medial perspectives of a systematic and epistemological analysis of the complicated, multifaceted relationship between model and mathematics, rangin……続きを見る

A History of Science is a five volume work written by two brothers dr. Henry Smith Williams and dr. Edward Huntington Williams with a goal to present fundamental principles of science, to point out ……続きを見る

Acontecimiento pleno de significados, el aquelarre ha pasado de la imaginación crédula y censora de la magia diabólica a la relatoría literaria y viceversa, mostrando a través de la historia un jueg……続きを見る

"Knot theory is a fascinating mathematical subject, with multiple links to theoretical physics. This enyclopedia is filled with valuable information on a rich and fascinating subject." – Ed Witten, ……続きを見る

This book describes the historical development of the principle of stationary action from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Reference is made to the most important contributors to this topic, in parti……続きを見る

This open access volume focuses on the cultural background of the pivotal transformations of scientific knowledge in the early modern period. It investigates the rich edition history of Johannes de ……続きを見る

In "Euclid and His Modern Rivals," Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, employs a unique blend of humor, logical reasoning, and engaging prose to explore the foundations of geome……続きを見る

Dans 'Mathématiques et Mathématiciens: Pensées et Curiosités', Alphonse Rebière propose une exploration fascinante des concepts mathématiques à travers le prisme des réflexions personnelles d'éminen……続きを見る

Dans 'Introduction à la méthode de Léonard de Vinci', Paul Valéry explore la pensée et l'approche méthodologique de l'un des plus grands génies de la Renaissance. Valéry s'emploie à décortiquer l'in……続きを見る

Stalin ordered his execution, but here Peter Palchinsky has the last word. As if rising from an uneasy grave, Palchinsky’s ghost leads us through the miasma of Soviet technology and industry, pointi……続きを見る

In "Pioneers of Science," Oliver Sir Lodge meticulously chronicles the lives and discoveries of key figures who have shaped the scientific landscape. This compelling work blends biographical narrati……続きを見る

How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entitiesーdemonsーto test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible Science may be known for ba……続きを見る

In "The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy," C. J. S. Thompson explores the rich tapestry of alchemical practices and their evolution into modern pharmacology. The book delineates the histo……続きを見る