The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 8, Modern Science in National, Transnational, and Global Context

ISBN-13: 9780521580816 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 870 str.

Hugh Richard Slotten; Ronald L. Numbers; David N. Livingstone

Opis

This volume explores modern science using different frames of reference: national, transnational, and global.

Recenzje

'What makes this a unique survey of the history of science in the modern world is that each regional survey concludes with a careful critique by a noted specialist of what the other specialists have written, adding balance and helping readers to further appreciate the complexities of the rich material presented here … Highly recommended.' J. W. Dauben, Choice

Spis treści

Notes on contributors; General editors' preface; 1. Introduction Hugh Richard Slotten; Part I. Transnational, International, and Global: 2. Science and imperialism since 1870 Michael Worboys and Pratik Chakrabarti; 3. The geomagnetic project: internationalism in science between the French Revolution and the Franco-Prussian war Nicolaas A. Rupke; 4. International science from the Franco-Prussian war to World War Two: an era of organization Brigitte Schroeder-Gudehus; 5. Internationalism in science after 1940 Ronald E. Doel; 6. International science in Antarctica James Spiller; 7. Missionary science John Stenhouse; 8. Museums of natural history and science Sally Gregory Kohlstedt; 9. National scientific surveys Hugh Richard Slotten; 10. Expeditionary science Richard J. Sorrenson; Part II. National and Regional: 11. United Kingdom David E. H. Edgerton and John V. Pickstone; 12. France: during the long nineteenth century Robert Fox and George Weisz; 13. France: post-1914 Dominique Pestre; 14. Germany Kathryn M. Olesko; 15. Russia and the former USSR Loren Graham; 16. Low countries Klaas van Berkel; 17. Scandinavia Jole R. Shackelford; 18. Italy Giuliano Pancaldi; 19. Spain Lino Camprubí and Thomas F. Glick; 20. Greece Efthymios Nicolaidis; 21. Portugal Ana Simões and Maria Paula Diogo; 22. Europe: a commentary David Cahan; 23. Middle East Yakov M. Rabkin; 24. India Deepak Kumar; 25. Maghrib of North Africa Michael A. Osborne; 26. Sub-Saharan Africa Georgina M. Montgomery, John M. MacKenzie and Libbie J. Freed; 27. Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia: a commentary Hugh Richard Slotten; 28. China Shellen Wu and Fa-ti Fan; 29. Japan James R. Bartholomew; 30. Korea Geun Bae Kim and Yung Sik Kim; 31. Indochina C. Michele Thompson; 32. Indonesia Jennifer Munger; 33. Philippines Warwick Anderson; 34. East and Southeast Asia: a commentary Morris F. Low; 35. United States Ronald L. Numbers; 36. Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania R. W. Home; 37. Canada Suzanne E. Zeller; 38. United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania: a commentary Hugh Richard Slotten; 39. Spanish South America Marcos Cueto; 40. Greater Caribbean: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies Stuart McCook; 41. Brazil Marilia Coutinho and Simon Schwartzman; 42. Latin America: a commentary Hebe Vessuri; Index.