History 67

From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the cou……続きを見る

At the close of the Second World War, modernist poets found themselves in an increasingly scientific world, where natural and social sciences claimed exclusive rights to knowledge of both matter and……続きを見る

The relationship between Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton is like that of two complementary stages of a rocket. Galileo, the argumentative "wrangler" who demanded that the universe be examined throu……続きを見る

A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Alfred Wegener aimed to……続きを見る

Ben prima della luce, a un decimillesimo di secondo dal Big Bang, i neutrini sono apparsi nell’Universo. Dopo un secondo il brodo primordiale si era raffreddato abbastanza da consentire loro di muov……続きを見る

Le cellule staminali sono fra i temi di ricerca più affascinanti della biologia contemporanea. Le grandi promesse nel campo della medicina rigenerativa che derivano da questo settore lasciano sperar……続きを見る

Le avventure di un’affascinante scienziata, appassionata e pronta a tutto, sullo sfondo di una Venezia incantata e dei misteriosi laboratori del cern di Ginevra. Un intrigo poliziesco che presenta i……続きを見る

Cosa possono avere in comune Galileo Galilei, l’emblema della scienza moderna, e Harry Potter, il mago più famoso dei nostri tempi? Provate a scoprirlo in questo viaggio ai confini tra scienza, magi……続きを見る

Subordinare la natura ai bisogni dell’uomo o sentirsene parte? Il farmaco è simbolo di questo conflitto fra le due anime del progresso scientifico e tecnologico. L’autore – dopo averne illustrato le……続きを見る

La storia della medicina greca e romana è, insieme, una storia delle idee di salute e malattia, una storia delle pratiche di cura, una storia della religione, una storia archeologica dei luoghi e de……続きを見る

Sullo sfondo tormentato e vitale dell’Inghilterra del xvii secolo – guerre civili, regicidio e tirannia, peste e incendio di Londra – si stagliano le figure dei padri fondatori della Royal Society, ……続きを見る

An acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematician This is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists……続きを見る

Laurent Joubert was an important figure in the medical world of the French Renaissance. Born in 1529, he became a doctor at age 29 and shortly thereafter was appointed personal physician to Catherin……続きを見る

This book deals with two key aspects of the history of steam engines, a cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution, specifically the road that led to its discovery and the process of diffusion of the ……続きを見る

Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those o……続きを見る

In the twentieth century, scientists in the relatively new field of biology played an important role in exposing the threats of environmental degradation, loss of species diversity, habitat fragment……続きを見る

Ein Meilenstein der Archimedes-Forschung wieder verfügbar! Ausgestattet mit einem umfangreichen neuen Vorwort, das auf die neueren Forschungsergebnisse eingeht, wird in diesem wegweisenden Werk die ……続きを見る

This new Yearbook addresses the question of how policy, place, and organization are made to matter for a new research field to emerge. Bringing together leading historians, sociologists, and organiz……続きを見る

Sir Charles Bell (1774–1842) was a medical reformer in a great age of reformーan occasional and reluctant vivisectionist, a theistic popularizer of natural science, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a ……続きを見る

A Companion to the History of American Science offers a collection of essays that give an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science. Covers topics inc……続きを見る

Science in the developing world has experienced historic change over the past 30 years. Nations that lacked resources for even basic science have since developed world-class research centres. Men an……続きを見る

The Experiment Must Continue is a beautifully articulated ethnographic history of medical experimentation in East Africa from 1940 through 2014. In it, Melissa Graboyes combines her training in publ……続きを見る

This book presents new insights into Leibniz’s research on planetary theory and his system of pre-established harmony. Although some aspects of this theory have been explored in the literature, othe……続きを見る

In The Sun, David Whitehouse takes us on a journey to the heart of our local star and beyond, relating how it was born, the many ways it influences life on Earth and how it will die. He recounts the……続きを見る

In The Moon David Whitehouse explains how our nearest celestial neighbor was created (and what moonrocks tell us of its earth-shattering origins), and how its existence may have been a crucial facto……続きを見る

The Royal Society is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious scientific bodies, but what has it done in recent decades? Increasingly marginalised by postwar developments and the reforms of ci……続きを見る

The book aims to provide an overview of the state of the art on the mechanics of arches and masonry structures. It is addressed to an international audience, arising from the international context i……続きを見る

Der erzgebirgische Bergbau, der sich bis ins 12. Jahrhundert zurückverfolgen lässt, erlebt in seiner zweiten Hauptperiode (1450 - 1620) mit der Entdeckung zahlreicher neuer Lagerstätten eine besonde……続きを見る

A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life **“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to ci……続きを見る

From the acclaimed author of Miracle Cure and The Third Horseman, the epic story of the collision between one of nature's smallest organisms and history's mightiest empire During the golden age of t……続きを見る