The Cambridge History of Science

This volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century, exploring the implications of the 'scientific revolution' of the previous century and the major new growth-points, particularly in the experimental sciences. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation, ...

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This volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century, exploring the implications of the 'scientific revolution' of the previous century and the major new growth-points, particularly in the experimental sciences. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation, and also used as a work of reference. While prime attention is paid to western science, space is also given to science in traditional cultures and colonial science. The coverage strikes a balance between analysis of the cognitive dimension of science itself and interpretation of its wider social, economic and cultural significance. The contributors, world leaders in their respective specialities, engage with current historiographical and methodological controversies and strike out on positions of their own.

罗伊·波特（1946～2002），伦敦大学学院韦尔科姆•特拉斯特（Well come Trust）医学史中心医学社会史荣休教授，毕业于剑桥大学。他是200多本书和众多文章的作者，其中包括《社会医生：托马斯•贝多斯与启蒙运动晚期英国的疾病生意》（Doctor of Society：Thomas Beddoes and the Sick Trade in Late Enlightenment England，1991）；《伦敦：社会史》（London：A Sociaf History，1994）；《“人类的最大利益”：人类医学史》（"The Greatest Benefit to Mankind": A Medical History of Humanity，1997）以及《身体政治：英国的疾病、死亡与医生（1650～1900）》（Bodies Poli...

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罗伊·波特（1946～2002），伦敦大学学院韦尔科姆•特拉斯特（Well come Trust）医学史中心医学社会史荣休教授，毕业于剑桥大学。他是200多本书和众多文章的作者，其中包括《社会医生：托马斯•贝多斯与启蒙运动晚期英国的疾病生意》（Doctor of Society：Thomas Beddoes and the Sick Trade in Late Enlightenment England，1991）；《伦敦：社会史》（London：A Sociaf History，1994）；《“人类的最大利益”：人类医学史》（"The Greatest Benefit to Mankind": A Medical History of Humanity，1997）以及《身体政治：英国的疾病、死亡与医生（1650～1900）》（Bodies Politic: Disease，Death and Doctors in Britain，1650-1900，2001）。合著《贝特莱姆皇家医院史》（The History of Bethlem，1997）。

List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
General editors' preface
1. Introduction Roy Porter
Part I. Science in Society
2. The legacy of the 'scientific revolution': Science and the enlightenment Peter Hans Reill
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List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
General editors' preface
1. Introduction Roy Porter
Part I. Science in Society
2. The legacy of the 'scientific revolution': Science and the enlightenment Peter Hans Reill
3. Science, the universities, and other public spaces: teaching science Lawrence Brockliss
4. Scientific institutions and the organization of science James McClellan III
5. Science and government Robert Fox
6. Exploring natural knowledge: science and the popular Mary Fissell and Roger Cooter
7. The image of the man of science Steven Shapin
8. The philosopher's beard: women and gender in science Londa Schiebinger
9. The prosopography of science William Clark
Part II. Disciplines
10. Classifying the sciences Richard Yeo
11. The philosophy of science Rob Iliffe
12. Ideas of nature: natural philosophy John Gascoigne
13. Mathematics Craig Fraser
14. Astronomy and cosmology Curtis Wilson
15. Mechanics and experimental physics Rod Home
16. Chemistry Jan Golinski
17. The life sciences Shirley A. Roe
18. The earth sciences Rhoda Rappaport
19. The human sciences Richard Olson
20. The medical sciences Thomas H. Broman
21. Marginalized practices Patricia Fara
Part III. Special Themes
22. Scientific instruments and their makers G. L'E. Turner
23. Print and public science Adrian Johns
24. Scientific illustration in the eighteenth century Brian Ford
25. Science, art and the representation of the natural world Charlotte Klonk
26. Science and voyages of discovery Rob Iliffe
Part IV. Non-Western Traditions
27. Islam Emilie Savage-Smith
28. India Deepak Kumar
29. China Frank Dikoetter
30. Japan Shigeru Nakayama
31. Latin America: from Baroque to Modern Colonial science Jorge Canizares Esguerra
Part V. Ramifications and Impacts
32. Science and religion John Hedley Brooke
33. Science, culture and the imagination: enlightenment configurations George S. Rousseau
34. Science, philosophy, and the mind Paul Wood
35. Global pillage: science, commerce and Empire Larry Stewart
36. Technological and industrial change: a comparative essay Ian Inkster
Index
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