1st Edition
Companion to the History of Modern Science
* A descriptive and analytical guide to the development of Western science from AD 1500, and to the diversity and course of that development first in Europe and later across the world
* Presented in clear, non-technical language
* Extensive indexes of Subjects and Names
`Indeed a companion volume whose 67 essays give pleasure and instruction ... an ambitious and successful work.' - Times Literary Supplement
`This work is an essential resource for libraries everywhere. For specialist science libraries willing to keep just one encyclopaedic guide to history, for undergraduate libraries seeking to provide easily accessible information, for the devisers of university curricula, for the modern social historian or even the eclectic scientist taking a break from simply making history, this is the book for you.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
`A pleasure to read with a carefully chosen typeface, well organized pages and ample margins ... it is very easy to find one's way around. This is a book which will be consulted widely.' - Technovation
`This is a commendably easy book to use.' - British Journal of the History of Science
`Scholars from other areas entering this field, students taking the vertical approach and teachers coming from any direction cannot fail to find this an invaluable text.' - History of Science Journal
Biography
Robert Olby, Geoffrey Cantor, John Christie, and Jonathon Hodge are all in the Division of the History of Science at the University of Leeds.
`Indeed a companion volume whose 67 essays give pleasure and instruction. References are copious, yet not so comprehensive as to deter the novice from further research into a still young field ... an ambitious and successful work.' - Times Literary Supplement
`This work is an essential resource for libraries everywhere. For specialist science libraries willing to keep just one encyclopaedic guide to history, for undergraduate libraries seeking to provide easily accessible information, for the devisers of university curricula, for the modern social historian or even the eclectic scientist taking a break from simply making history, this is the book for you.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
`Specialists will enjoy browsing, especially in areas outside their own. Newcomers ... will find provocative and stimulating insights into today's practice in the history of science.' - Choice
`A pleasure to read with a carefully chosen typeface, well organized pages and ample margins ... it is very easy to find one's way around. This is a book which will be consulted widely.' - Technovation
`Attractively produced and elaborately indexed, [Companion to the History of Modern Science] accomplishes very well what it was intended to do.' - Sci-Tech Book News
`This is a commendably easy book to use.' - British Journal of the History of Science
`This is an important one-volume work for those interested in taking basic information one step further.' - Preview
`Excellent ... I recommend this book highly.' - Science Books and Films
`A triumph of editorial skill and determination. The articles are clearly laid out, with extensive endnotes and bibliography after each article ... an invaluable resource, make sure it is ordered by your local library!' - Scientific and Medical Network
`Scholars from other areas entering this field, students taking the vertical approach and teachers coming from any direction cannot fail to find this an invaluable text.' - History of Science Journal
`An excellent compendium of some of the most interesting commentators on science today.' - New Scientist
