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Offers a translation of the "Geography" and provides an introduction, which treats the historical and technical background of Ptolemy's work, the contents of the "Geography", and the later history of the work. This work also includes color reproductions of maps from manuscripts and early printed editions of the text.

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The principle of the conservation of energy was among the most important developments of nineteenth-century physics, and Robert Mayer, a physician from a small city in Germany, was one of its codiscoverers. As ship's doctor on a voyage to the Dutch East Indies in 1840, Mayer noticed that the venous blood he let from a European seaman was lighter th

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A history of rockets from their early Chinese origins to their modern use in the military, space exploration and commercial peacetime use.

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This book presents a compelling account of atomic development over the last century that demonstrates how humans have repeatedly chosen to ignore the associated impacts for the sake of technological, scientific, military, and economic expediency.

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This first interdisciplinary appraisal of the pioneering perspectives on the natural history of Sarah Bowdich Lee (17911856) pivotally highlights their intercultural and multi-genre dynamics. It thereby challenges approaches to women, gender and national nineteenth-century scientific endeavour by overturning secondary or leaky pipeline narratives for women in early STEM(M).

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These iconoclastic and witty essays are about what happens when scientists jump on band-wagons. Tony Rothman applies creative skepticism to contemporary fashions in science, including the "standard model" Big Bang theory, geodesic domes, the concept of nuclear winter, and sociological applications of the second law of thermodynamics. "Rothman prove

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Infused with the most up-to-date scholarship, the volume is aimed at the non-specialist audience, explaining in clear language how inextricably linked science and religion have been during most of the last 500 years.

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Chronicles the relationship between science and technology and the revolutions in the lives of everyday Americans. This volume includes a discussion of: transportation; communication; industrialization; agriculture; and, exploration and navigations. It includes a timeline and a bibliography for those interested in pursuing further research.

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Investigations of how the global Cold War shaped national scientific and technological practices in fields from biomedicine to rocket science.

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The first A-Z resource to catalog the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East, providing a complete overview of the physical, chemical, life, medical, and social sciences of the classical world.

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An introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.

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The first A-Z resource on the history of science from 1900 to 1950 examining the dynamic between science and the social, political, and cultural forces of the era.

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The first introductory A-Z resource on the dynamic achievements in science from the late 1600s to 1820, including the great minds behind the developments and science's new cultural role.

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An account of the errors into which seemingly infallible humans have fallen, whether through obstinacy, arrogance or carelessness. Examples investigated include the Piltdown Man hoax and the Tay Bridge collapse.

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Readers will discover how mistakes and misunderstandings led to further experimentation and eventually to scientific facts.

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Examines the connected histories of how science was governed, and used in governance, in twentieth-century Britain. -- .

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This book examines twentieth-century scientific management and the role and influence of technocrats who have exercised power and formulated public policies by virtue of their specialized technical knowledge.

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Hans Christian Orsted (1777-1851) was one of the leading scientists of the nineteenth century, having played a crucial role in founding electromagnetism. Unfortunately for the English-speaking world, almost all of his research was published in other languages, particularly his native Danish. This book will help to elevate Orsted to his rightful pla