Science Books: The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy

The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy, edited by John L. Heilbron
Oxford University Press, 2005
348 pages plus index
Library: 530.03 OXF

Biographies, and explanations of historical events under the following categories:
Historiography of Science
-General Concepts and Approaches
-Major periods in time
-Major Divisions

Organization and Diffusion of Science
-The Scientific Profession
-Generalized Institutions
-Individual Institutions
-Diffusion (beyond science)
Communication (within science)
Patronage

The Body of Scientific Knowledge
-Epistemology and Methodology
-Cross-cutting concepts
-Major Subject Divisions
-Minor Subject Divisions
-Theoretical Constructs

Apparatus and Instruments
-In general
-In particular
-In use
-Intellectual
-Social
Geographical

Uses
-Applied Sciences

Biographies

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