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Informationen zum Autor Bernard Lightman is Professor of Humanities at York University, Toronto, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former Editor of the journal Isis , and Vice-Presdent and President Elect of the History of Science Society. Professor Lightman has published over 50 articles and is the author of The Origins of Agnosticism (1987) and Victorian Popularizers of Science (2007). He is also editor or co-editor of several collections: Victorian Science in Context (1997), Science in the Marketplace (2007), and Victorian Scientific Naturalism (2014). In addition, he is the series editor of Science and Culture in the Nineteeth Century . Klappentext The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars.* Provides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field* Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science* Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field* Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry* Includes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters* Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field Zusammenfassung The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Editor viii About the Contributors ix Acknowledgements xvi Introduction 1 Bernard Lightman 1 Historiography of the History of Science 7 Lynn K. Nyhart Part I Roles 23 2 Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle Ages 25 Nathan Sidoli 3 Go-Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural Translators 39 Kapil Raj 4 The Alchemist 58 Tara Nummedal 5 The Natural Philosopher 71 Peter Dear 6 The Natural Historian 84 Kristin Johnson 7 Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and Artisans 97 Iwan Rhys Morus 8 Scientific illustrators 111 Valérie Chansigaud 9 The Human Experimental Subject 126 Anita Guerrini 10 Amateurs 139 Katherine Pandora 11 The Man of Science 153 Paul White 12 The Professional Scientist 164 CyrusC.M.Mody Part II Places and Spaces 179 13 The Medieval University 181 Steven J. Livesey 14 The Observatory 196 Robert W. Smith 15 The Court 210 Bruce T. Moran 16 Academies and Societies 224 Denise Phillips 17 Museums and Botanical Gardens 238 Lukas Rieppel 18 Domestic Space 252 Donald L. Opitz 19 Commercial Science 268 Paul Lucier 20 The Field 282 Robert E. Kohler and Jeremy Vetter 21 The Laboratory 296 Catherine M. Jackson 22 Modern School and University 310 Heike Jöns Part III Communication 329 23 Manuscripts 331 Joyce van Leeuwen 24 The Printing Press 344 Nick Wilding 25 Correspondence Networks 358 Brian Ogilvie 26 Translations 372 Marwa Elshakry an...
List of contents
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Bernard Lightman
1. Historiography of the History of Science
Lynn Nyhart
PART 1 ROLES
2. Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Nathan Sidoli
3. Go-Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural Translators
Kapil Raj
4. The Alchemist
Tara Nummedal
5. The Natural Philosopher
Peter Dear
6. The Natural Historian
Kristin Johnson
7. Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and Artisans
Iwan Rhys Morus
8. Scientific illustrators
Valérie Chansigaud
9. The Human Experimental Subject
Anita Guerrini
10. Amateurs
Katherine Pandora
11. The Man of Science
Paul White
12. The Professional Scientist
Cyrus C. M. Mody
PART II PLACES AND SPACES
13. The Medieval University
Steven J. Livesey
14. The Observatory
Robert W. Smith
15. The Court
Bruce T. Moran
16. Academies and Societies
Denise Phillips
17. Museums and Botanical Gardens
Lukas Rieppel
18. Domestic Space
Donald L. Opitz
19. Commercial Science
Paul Lucier
20. The Field
Robert Kohler and Jeremy Vetter
21. The Laboratory
Catherine M. Jackson
22. Modern School and University
Heike Jöns
PART III COMMUNICATION
23. Manuscripts
Joyce van Leeuwen
24. The Printing Press
Nick Wilding
25. Correspondence Networks
Brian Ogilvie
26. Translations
Marwa Elshakry and Carla Nappi
27. Journals and Periodicals
Aileen Fyfe
28. Textbooks
Josep Simon
29. Lectures
Diarmid A. Finnegan
30. Film, Radio, and Television
David A. Kirby
PART IV "TOOLS" OF SCIENCE
31. Timing Devices
Rory McEvoy
32. Weights and Measures
Hector Vera
33. Calculating Devices and Computers
Matthew L. Jones
34. Specimens and Collections
Mary E. Sunderland
35. Recording Devices
Jimena Canales
36. Microscopes
Boris Jardine
37. Telescopes
Jim Bennett
38. Prisms, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, and Gratings
Klaus Hentschel
39. Diagrams
Charlotte Bigg
40. Three Dimensional Models
Joshua Nall and Liba Taub
Index
