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Every quarter, Isis receives a substantial number of new books in the history of science, technology and medicine. New books are listed here, and also published in the HSS Newsletter. Help
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| Dimensions
of Time: The structures of the time of humans, of the world, and
of God. Achtner, Wolfgang; Kunz, Stefan; Walter, Thomas. Translated by Arthur H. Williams, Jr. viii + 196 pp. Figs., bibl., index. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 0-8028-4998-9 |
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| From
0 to 1: An Authoritative History of Modern Computing. Akera, Atsushi: Nebeker, Frederick. Edited by Atsushi Akera and Frederik Nebeker. xi + 228 pp. Illus., apps., index. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 0-19-514025-7 |
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| The
Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that
Transformed the World. Alder, Ken. Frontis., illus., index. New York: The Free Press, 2002. $ 27.00 (cloth). 0-7432-1675-X |
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| Geometrical
Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical
Process. Alexander, Amir R. Writing Science Series. xv + 293 pp. Illus., figs., bibl., index. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2002. $ 65.00 (c 0-8047-3260-4 |
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| Journal
of a Georgia Woman, 1870-1872. Andrews, Eliza Frances; Rushing, S. Kittrell. xliv + 142 pp. Frontis., illus., bibl., index. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2002. $ 25.00 (cloth). 1572331715 |
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| The
Double Bond: Primo Levi, a biography. Angier, Carole. xxvi + 898 pp. Frontis., illus., bibl., index. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002. $ 40.00 (cloth). 374113157 |
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| A
New History of Identity: A Sociology of Medical Knowledge. Armstrong, David. x + 213 pp. Bibl., index. New York: Palgrave, 2002. $ 62.00 (cloth). 0-333-96892-1 |
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| Averroes:
A Rationalist in Islam. Arnaldez, Roger. Translated by David Streight. 157 pp. Bibl., index. Notre Dame, IN: Notre Dame University Press, 2000. $ 34.95 (cloth). 268020078 |
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| Empires
of Time: Calendars, clocks, and cultures. Revised edition. Aveni, Anthony. Mesoamerican Worlds series. 332 pp. Illus., tables, index. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2002. $ 22.95 (paper). 0-87081-672-1 |
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| Literate
Experience: The Workof Knowing in Seventeenth-Century English Writing. Barnaby, Andrew; Schnell, Lisa J. x + 243 pp. Index. New York: Palgrave, 2002. $ 55.00 (cloth). 0-312-29351-8 |
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| To
the Digital Age: Research Labs, Start-Up Companies, and the Rise
of MOS Technology. Bassett, Ross Knox. Johns Hopkins Series in the History of Technology. xii + 421 pp. Illus., figs., apps., index. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Uni 801868092 |
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| Towards
a History of Construction: Dedicated to Edoardo Benvenuto. Becchi, Antonio; Corradi, Massimo; Foce, Federico; Pedemonte, Orietta, eds. xiii + 795 pp. Frontis., illus., tables, index. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag, 2002. EUR63.55; $ 63.82 (cloth). 3-7643-6880-2 |
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| Making
Genes, Making Waves: A social activist in science. Beckwith, Jon. 242 pp. Bibl., index. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. $ 27.95 (cloth). 0-674-00928-2 |
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| The
Voluntary City: Choice, community, and civil society. Beito, David T.; Gordon, Peter; Tabarrok, Alexander. Foreword by Paul Johnson. Economics, Cognition and Society Series. Xiii + 462 pp. Index. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan 0-472-08837-8 |
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| Die
Werke von Daniel Bernoulli. Band 5. Hydrodynamik II. Bernoulli, Daniel. xix + 729 pp. Frontis., illus., tables, indexes. Basel: Birkhauser, 2002. EUR230; $ 230.98 (cloth). |
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| Eudemus
of Rhodes. Bodnar, Istvan; Fortenbaugh, William W., eds. Edited by Istvan Bodnar and William W. Fortenbaugh. Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities volume XI. Ix + 383 pp 0-7568-0134-5 |
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| Topik. Boehm, Rudolf. Phaenomenologica 162. 203 pp. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. $ 71.00 (cloth). 1-4020-0629-2 |
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| Deduction:
Introductory Symbolic Logic. 2nd edition. Bonevac, Daniel. x + 514. Bibl., index. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002. $ 44.95 (paper). 0-631-22713-X |
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| Lebensführung
in der Moderne: Karl Jaspers und die Psychoanalyse. Bormuth, Matthias. Medizin und Philosophie series, volume 7. 382 pp. Bibl., index. Stuttgart: Friedrich Frommann Verlag, 2002. €45. 3 7728 2201 0 |
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| Instruments,
Travel, and Science: Itineraries of precision from the seventeenth
to the twentieth century. Bourguet, Marie-Noelle; Licoppe, Christian; Sibum, Otto H., eds. Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. Xi + 303 pp. Illus., index. London: Routledge, 2002. 0-415-27295-5 |
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| Sir
Charles Wheatstone FRS 1802-1875. Bowers, Brian. Foreword by Margaret Weston. IEE History of Technology Series vol. 29. Xvii + 235 pp. Illus., figs., app. , index. Herts, UK 0 85296 103 0 |
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| Innovation
and the Communications Revolution: From the Victorian Pioneers to
Broadband Internet. Bray, John. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. Illus., figs., indexes. xx + 313 pp. Edison: Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2002. 0-85296-218-5 |
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| L'Etat,
l'armee, la science: L'invention de la recherche publique en France,
1763-1830. Bret, Patrice. Collection Carnot. 483 pp. Tables, bibl., index. Rennes Cedex: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2002. EUR 28.00; $ 28.28 ( 2-86847-655-4 |
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| Charles
Darwin: The Power of Place. Browne, Janet. Volume II of a biography. 591 pp. Frontis., illus., bibl., index. New York: Knopf, 2002. $ 37.50 (cloth). 0-679-42932-8 |
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| Ingenieurs
et Fortifications avant Vauban: L'organisation d'un service royal
aux XVI-XVII siecles. Buissert, David. Geographie Series v. 1. 142 pp. Illus., bibl., index. Paris: CTHS, 2000. EUR 33.00; $ 33.33 (cloth). 27355-0478-6 |
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| Who
Invented the Computer? The Legal Battle That Changed Computing History. Burks, Alice Rowe. Foreword by Douglas R. Hofstadter. 432 pp. Frontis., iIllus. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2002. $ 35 (cloth). 1-59102-034-4 |
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| A
History of Yale's School of Medicine: Passing Torches to Others. Burrow, Gerard N. 384 pp. Illus. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. $ 40.00. 0-300-09207-5 |
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| Dear
Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein's letters to and from children. Calaprice, Alice, ed. 227 pp. Foreword by Evelyn Einstein. Frontis., illus. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2002. $ 24.00 (cloth). 1-59102-015-8 |
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| Nature,
Man and God in Medieval Islam. Vol. 1. Calverley, Edwin E.; Pollock, James W., Editors. Islamic Philosophy Theology and Science series, Vol. XLV. Translated by Edwin E. Calverley and James W. Pollock. xlv + 723 pp 9004121021 |
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| Nature,
Man and God in Medieval Islam. Vol. 2 Calverley, Edwin E.; Pollock, James, W. (eds.) Islamic Philosophy Theology and Science series, Vol. XLV. Translated by Edwin E. Calverley and James W. Pollock. Xiv + 725-11 90-04-12382-2 |
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| The
Nuclear Muse: Literature, Physics, and the First Atomic Bomb. Canaday, John. xv + 310 pp. Frontis., illus., bibl., index. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000. $ 60.00 (cloth). 0-229-16850-6 |
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| Latitude:
How American Astronomers Solved the Mystery of Variation. Carter, Bill; Carter, Merri Sue. 272 pp. Illus., bibl., index. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. $ 24.95 (cloth). 1-55750-016-9 |
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| The
Laboratory of Poetry: Chemistry and Poetics in the Work of Friedrich
Schlegel. Chaouli, Michel. Parallax Series. xiv +290 pp. Bibl., index. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. $ 45.00 (cloth). 0-8018-6884-X |
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| Explaining
the Universe: The new age of physics. Charap, John M. xii + 226 pp. Illus., figs., bibl., index. Princeton: Princeton Uinversity Press, 2002. $ 29.95 (cloth). 0-691-00663-6 |
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| A
Treatise on the Astrolabe. Chaucer, Geoffrey. Edited by Sigmund Eisner. A varorium edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, vol. 6. The prose treatises, pt. 1. Xxiv + 35 0-8061-3413-5 |
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| On
Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth
Century. Christianson, John Robert. xii + 361 pp. Frontis. illus., bibl., index. First published 2000. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. $ 22.00 (pa 0-521-00884-0 |
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| From
Energy to Information: Representation in Science and Technology,
Art, and Literature. Clarke, Bruce; Henderson, Linda Dalrymple, eds. Edited by Bruce Clarke and Linda Dalrymple Henderson. Writing Science Series. Illus., index. Xviii + 440 pp. Stanford: Sta 0-8047-4210-3 |
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| Life
Science Ethics. Comstock, Gary L. xviii + 380 pp. Figs., apps., index. Ames, IA: Iowa State Press, 2002. $ 64.99 (cloth). 0-8138-2835-X |
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| Word,
Image, Number: Communication in the Middle Ages. Contreni, John J.; Casciani, Santa. Edited by John J. Contreni and Santa Casciani. Micrologus' Library vol. 8. 457 pp. Illus., figs., indexes. Firenze: Sismel- 88-8450-021-4 |
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| Anaximander
in Context: New Studies in the Origins of Greek Philosophy. Couprie, Dirk L.; Hahn, Robert; Naddaf, Gerard. SUNY Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy. xiii +290 pp. Illus., figs., tables, bibl., indexes. Albany: State University of N 0-7914-5538-6 |
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| Radioactive
Substances. Curie, Marie. 94 pp. Figs., tables. Originally published in 1904. Mineola, NY: Dover Publicatoins, 2002. $ 7.95 (paper). 0-486-42550-9 |
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| From
Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939. Dahl, Per F. xxii + 304 pp. Illus., bibl., indexes. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2002. $ 75.00 (cloth). 0-7503-0865-6 |
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| Becoming
John Dewey: Dilemmas of a Philosopher and Naturalist. Dalton, Thomas C. xi + 377 pp. Illus., bibl., index. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2002. $ 45.00 (cloth). 0-253-34082-9 |
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| Life
Evolving: Molecules, Mind, and Meaning. de Duve, Christian. xv + 341 pp. Illus., index. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. $ 30.00 (cloth). 0-19-515605-6 |
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| L'Argumentation
Preuve et Persuasion. de Fornel, Michel; Passeron, Jean-Claude. Enquete 2. 191 pp. Tables. Paris: Editions de L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 2002. EUR 18.00; $ 18.18 (pap 2-7132-1423-8 |
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| Research
in Science and Technology Studies: Knowledge and Technology Transfer. de Laet, Marianne, ed. Knowledge and Society Series, vol. 13. Vii + 265 pp. Ilus., figs. Amsterdam: JAI, 2002. $ 88.00 (cloth). 0-7623-0890-7 |
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| Federal
Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus: Tales of Parasites, People,
and Politics. Desowitz, Robert S. x + 262 pp. Index. New York: Norton, 2002. $ 24.95 (cloth). 0-393-05185-4 |
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| The
Milennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles
of Our Time. Devlin, Keith. x + 237 pp. Figs., index. New York: Basic Books, 2002. $ 26.00 (cloth). 0-465-01729-0 |
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| Geschichte
des Ungeborenen: Zur Erfahrungs- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte der
Schwangerschaft. Duden, Barbara; Schlumbohn, Jürgen; Veit, Patrice (Editors). Veroffentlichungen des Max-Planck-Institut fur Geschichte, v. 170. 328 pp. Illus. Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2002. 3-525-35365-0 |
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| Stability
Theory and Its Applications to Structural Mechanics. Dym, Clive L. vii + 191 pp. Figs., indexes. Originally published in 1974. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2002. $ 14.95 (paper). 0-486-42541-X |
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| The
Goddess Natura in Medieval Literature. Economou, George B. xxi +213 pp. Bibl., index. Notre Dame: Notre Dame University Press, 2002. $ 18.00 (paper). 0-268-02955-5 |
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| The
Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, volume 7. The Berlin Years:
Writings, 1918-1921. Einstein, Albert. Translated by Alfred Engel. The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Series, vol. 7. Xv + 383 pp. Index. Princeton: Princet 0-691-05718-4 |
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| MIT
and the Rise of Entrepreneurial Science. Etzkowitz, Henry. Studies in Global Competition Series. Ix + 173 pp. Tables, index. London: Routledge, 2002. $ 95.00 (cloth). 0-415-28516-X |
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| Evolutionary
Theory and Victorian Culture. Fichman, Martin. Control of Nature Series. 256 pp. Bibl., index. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2002. $ 21.00 (paper). 1-59102-003-4 |
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| Radio
Man: The remarkable rise and fall of C.O. Stanley. Frankland, Mark. History of Technology Series 30. xvii + 356 pp. Illus., bibl., index. London: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2002 0-85296-203-7 |
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| Selectivity
and Discord: Two problems of experiment. Franklin, Allan. 290 pp. Figs., tables, bibl., index. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2002. $ 37.50 (cloth). 0-8229-4191-0 |
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| Coal:
A Human History. Freese, Barbara. v + 300 pp. Illus., bibl. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003. $ 25.00 (paper). 0-7382-0400-5 |
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| Dragon
Hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions. Gallenkamp, Charles. In Association with the American Museum of Natural History. Foreword by Michael J. Novacek. Xxiv + 344 pp. Illus., bibl., 0-670-89093-6 |
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| Economics
as an Evolutionary Science: From Utility to Fitness. Gandolfi, Arthur E.; Gandolfi, Anna Sachko; Barash, David P. 273 pp. Apps., bibl., index. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2002. $ 49.95 (cloth). 0-7658-0123-X |
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| The
Enlightenment and the Origins of European Australia. Gascoigne, John. xiii + 233 pp. Illus., bibl., index. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. $ 65.00 (cloth). 0-521-80343-8 |
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| An
Annotated Census of Copernicus' De revolutionibus (Nuremberg, 1543
and Basel, 1566). Gingerich, Owen. Studia Copernicana--Brill's series, vol. 2. xxxi + 402 pp. Illus., apps., indexes. Leiden: Brill, 2001. $ 132.50 (cloth). 90 04 11466 1 |
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| Mojsisovics
on the Triassic Reefs of the Dolomites (1879). Gischler, Eberhard, ed. Edited by Ebrhard Gischler. Translated by Gabriela Meyer. Geological Milestones volume V. Xi + 106 pp. Illus., figs., table 0-930050-05-3 |
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| Par
la science, pour la patrie: L'association francaise pour l'avancement
des sciences (1872-1914). Gispert, Helene ed.. 372 pp. Tables, bibl., index. Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2002. EUR 23.00; $ 23.22. 2-86847-681-3 |
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| Per
una storia della fisica italiana, 1945-1965, v I. Giuliani, Giuseppe, ed. Edited by Giuseppe Giuliani. Percorsa della Fisica, vol. 6. iv + 336 pp. Figs., tables. Pavia, Italy: La Goliardica Pave 88-7830-377-1 |
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| Histoire
de la pensee geographique: II - Conception du monde au Moyen Age. Glacken, Clarence J. Edited by Philippe Pinchemel. Frontis. 319 pp. Paris: Editions du comite des travux historiques et scientifiques, 2002. EU 9-782735-504763 |
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| Un
pubblico per la scienza: La divulgazione scientifica nell'Italia
in formazione. Govoni, Paola. Studi Storici Carroci 27. 351 pp. Illus., index. Rome: Carocci Editore, 2002. EUR 23.50; $ 23.71. 88-430-2321-7 |
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| The
Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America. Grob, Gerald N. x + 349 pp. Index. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. $ 35.00 (cloth). 0-674-00881-2 |
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| Ganz
normale Bilder: Hitoriche Beitrage zur visuellen Herstellung von
Seibstverstandlichkeit. Gugerli, David; Orland, Barbara. Edited by David Gugerli and Barbara Orland. 277 pp. App. Zurich: Chronos-Vrelag, 2002. EUR25.90, $ 25.64 (paper). 3-0340-0551-2 |
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| Animal
Attractions: Nature on display in American zoos. Hanson, Elizabeth. x + 243 pp. Illus., index. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. $ 29.95 (cloth). 0-691-05992-6 |
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| Women
in Physics: The IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics,
Paris, France, 2002. Hartline, Beverly K.; Li, Dongqi, eds. Edited by Beverly K. Hartline and Dongqi Li. Ix + 263 pp. Illus., tables, apps., index. Melville, NY: Amreican Institute o 0-7354-0074-1 |
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| Les
Usages Politiques du Passe. Hartog, Francois; Revel, Jacques. Enquete 1. 206 pp. Paris: Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 2001. EUR 20; $ 20.20 (paper). 2-7132-1405-X |
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| Die
"Wissenschaft Hinter dem eisernen Vorhang": Realitaten und Mythen
der Sowjetishcen Wissenchaft. Heinemann, Manfred; Kolchinsky, Eduard I., eds. 526 pp. Index. St. Petersburg: Russian Academy of Sciences. 5-86007-328-3 |
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| Quack,
Quack, Quack: The Sellers Nostrums in Prints, Posters, Ephemera,
& Books. Helfand, William H. 252 pp. Illus., bibl., index. New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. $ 40.00 (cloth). 0-910672-40-7 |
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| The
Papers of Joseph Henry, vol. 9. January 1854-December 1857: The
Smithsonian Years. Henry, Joseph. Edited by Marc Rothenberg. L + 516 pp. Frontis., illus., index. Canton, MA: Science History Publications, 2002. $ 79.95 (cl 0-88135-363-9 |
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| Trailblazers
in Nursing Education: A Caribbean Perspective. Hewitt, Hermi Hyacinth. xxii +268 pp. Illus., bibl. Index. Barbados: Canoe Press, 2002. $ 25 (paper). 976-8125-78-0 |
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| Meselson,
Stahl, and the Replication of DNA: A History of "The Most Beautiful
Experiment in Biology". Holmes, Frederic Lawrence. xii + 503 pp. Illus., figs., index. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. $ 40.00 (cloth). 0-300-08540-0 |
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| Prematurity
in Scientific Discovery: On resistance and neglect. Hook, Ernest B., ed. 378 pp. Illus., tables, index. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. $ 80.00 (cloth). 0-520-23106-6 |
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| The
Life of Frank Coles Phillips (1902-1982) and the Structural Geology
of the Moine Petrofabric Controversy. Howarth, R.J.; Leake, B.E. vii + 95 pp. Illus., figs., tables, bibl., index. London: The Geological Society, 2002. GBP45.00, $ 70.40 (paper). 1-86239-102-5 |
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| Greek
Science of the Hellenistic Era: A Sourcebook. Irby-Massie, Georgia; Keyser, Paul T. xxxv + 392 pp. Illus., figs., tables, bibl., indexes. New York: Routledge, 2002. $ 27.95 (paper). 0-415-23848-X |
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| The
Earth Remains Forever. Jackson, Rob. Foreword by John Graves. Xi + 169 pp. Bibl., index. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2002. $ 19.95 (paper). 0-292-74055-7 |
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| Atmospheric
Pollution: History, Science, and Regulation. Jacobson, Mark Z. 399 pp. Illus., tables, index. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. $ 110.00 (cloth). 521811716 |
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| Merciful
Release: The history of the British euthanasia movement. Kemp, N.D.A. vii + 242 pp. Bibl., index. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2002. $ 74.95 (cloth). 0-7190-6123-7 |
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| Rethinking
Reality: Lucretius and the Textualization of Nature. Kennedy, Duncan F. Studies in Literature and Science Series. viii + 145 pp. Bibl., index. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002. $ 44. 0-472-11288-0 |
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| The
statistical mind in a prestatistical era: The Netherlands, 1750-1850. Klep, Paul M.M.; Stamhuis, Ida H., eds. 374 pp. Frontis., illus., bibl., indexes. Amsterdam: Aksant, 2002. $ 29.95 (paper). 90-5742-034-1 |
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| Herman
Boerhaave (1668-1738): Calvinist chemist and physician. Knoeff, Rina. History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands Series, vol. 3. xvi + 237 pp. App. , bibl., index. Amsterdam: Koninkli 90-698-342-0 |
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| Landscapes
and Labscapes: Exploring the Lab-Field Border in Biology. Kohler, Robert E. xv +326 pp. Frontis., illus., bibl., index. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. $ 58.00 (cloth). 0-226-45009-0 |
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| Amchitka
and the Bomb: Nuclear Testing in Alaska. Kohlhoff, Dean W. x + 166 pp. Index. University of Washington Press, 2002. $ 25 (cloth). 0-295-98255-1 |
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| Between
Science and Ideology. Kolchinsky, E.I., ed. Russian-German Links in Biology and Medicine Issue III. 244 pp. St. Petersburg: Russian Academy of Sciences, 2002. 5-7187-0401-5 |
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| Arabic
Astronomy in Sanskrit: Al-Birjandi on Tadhkira II, Chapter 11 and
its Sanskrit Translation. Kusaba, Takanori; Pingree, David, Editors. Translated by Kusaba, Takanori; Pingree, David. Islamic Philosophy Theology and Science Series, vol. XLVII. vii + 287 pp. F 90 04 12475 6 |
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| Science
Fiction After 1900: From the Steam Man to the Stars. Landon, Brooks. Genres in Context Series. Xxxii + 251 pp. Bibl., index. Originally published in 1995 by Twayne Publishing. New York: Routl 0-415-93888-0 |
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| La
Mente in Cartesio. Landucci, Sergio. 228 pp. Apps., index. Milan: FrancoAngeli, 2002. EUR 19.00; $ 19.19 (paper). 88-464-3894-9 |
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| The
Art is Long: On the sacred disease and the scientific tradition. Laskaris, Julie. Studies in Ancient Medicine 25. ix + 171 pp. Bibl., indexes. Leiden: Brill, 2002. $ 81.00 (cloth). 90-04-12152-8 |
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| Iconoclash:
Beyond the Image Wars in Science, Religion, and Art. Latour, Bruno; Weibel, Peter, eds. 703 pp. Illus., index. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2002. $ 45.00 (paper). 0-262-62172-X |
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| Freud's
Footnotes. Leader, Darian. 253 pp. App. , index. London: Faber and Faber, 2000. GBP9.99, $ 15.62 (paper). 0-571-19585-7 |
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| Frankenstein:
Penetrating the Secrets of Nature. Lederer, Susan E. ix + 78 pp. Illus. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2002. $ 30.00 (paper). 0-8135-3200-0 |
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| The
Eureka! Moment: 100 Key Scientific Discoveries of the 20th Century. Lee, Rupert. xviii + 275 pp. Illus., index. New York: Routledge, 2002. $ 25.00 (cloth). 0-415-93941-0 |
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| Managing
a Global Resource: Challenges of Forest Conservation and Development. Lele, Uma, ed. World Bank Series n Evaluation and Development, vol 5. xvii + 312 pp. Tables, index. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 0-7658-0137-X |
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| The
Way and the Word: Science and Medicine in Early China and Greece. Lloyd, Geoffrey; Sivin, Nathan. xvii + 368 pp. Bibl., index. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. $ 35.00 (cloth). 0-300-09297-0 |
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| Consciousness
and the Novel: Collected essays. Lodge, David. xii + 320 pp. Index. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. $ 24.95 (cloth). 0-674-00949-5 |
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| Openness,
Secrecy, Authorship: Technical Arts and the Culture of Knowledge
from Antiquity to the Renaissance. Long, Pamela O. xii + 384 pages, illus., notes, bibl., index. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2001. Cloth $ 55.00. 801866065 |
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| Museum
Politics: Power Plays at the Exhibition. Luke, Timothy W. xxvi + 265 pp. Index. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002. $ 52.95 (cloth); $ 18.95 (paper). 0-8166-1988-3 |
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| Children
of Prometheus: A History of Science and Technology. 2nd edition. MacLachlan, James. xxvii + 466 pp. Frontis., illus., index. Toronto: Wall & Emerson, Inc., 2002. $ 39.95 (paper). 0921332-51-3 |
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| Who
Owns Life? Magnus, David; Caplan, Arthur; McGee, Glenn, eds. 291 pp. Index. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2002. $ 26 (cloth). 1-57392-986-7 |
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| Water
Technology in the Middle Ages: Cities, Monasteries, and Waterworks
after the Roman Empire. Magnusson, Roberta J. xiv + 238 pp. Illus., index. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. $ 38.00 (cloth). 0-8018-6626-X |
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| Faster
than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation. Magueijo, Joao. vi + 266 pp. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003. $ 26.00 (cloth). 0-7382-0525-7 |
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| Traume
nach Freud: Die "Traumdeutung" und de Geschichte der psychoanalytischen
Bewegung. Marinelli, Lydia; Mayer, Andreas. 216 pp. Wien: Turia & Kant, 2002. EUR22; $ 22.09 (paper). 3-85132-321-1 |
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| Mikroskopie
der Psyche: Die Anfange der Psychoanalyse im Hypnose-Labor. Mayer, Andreas. 283 pp. Illus., bibl., index. Gottingen: Wallstein Verlag, 2002. EUR 28; $ 28.23. 3-89244-616-4 |
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| Missions
for Science: U.S. Technology and Medicine in America's African World. McBride, David. viii + 308 pp. Illus., tables, bibl., index. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2002. $ 40.00 (cloth). 0-8135-3067-9 |
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| Nuclear
Reactions: The Politics of Opening a Radioactive Waste Disposal
Site. McCutcheon, Chuck. xi + 231 pp. Illus., index. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002. $ 24.95 (cloth). 0-8263-2209-3 |
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| Watson
and DNA: Making a Scientific Revolution. McElheny, Victor K. 384 pp. Illus. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003. $ 27.50 (cloth). 0-7382-0341-6 |
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| A
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