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
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
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