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Anxious Times

Anxious Times

Medicine and Modernity in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The Pressures of Modern Life and Their Impact on Bodily and Mental Health in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Adolphe Quetelet, Social Physics and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874

Adolphe Quetelet, Social Physics and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874

Adolphe Quetelet was an influential astronomer and statistician whose controversial work inspired heated debate in European and American intellectual circles. In creating a science designed to explain the “average man,” he helped contribute to the idea of normal, most enduringly in his creation of the Quetelet Index, which came to be known as the Body Mass Index. Kevin Donnelly presents the first scholarly biography of Quetelet, exploring his contribution to quantitative reasoning, his place in nineteenth-century intellectual history, and his profound influence on the modern idea of average.

Drugs on the Page

Drugs on the Page

Pharmacopoeias and Healing Knowledge in the Early Modern Atlantic World

Examining the Circulation, Commodification, and Organization of Healing Goods and Healing Knowledge

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 6

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 6

The Correspondence, November 1856-February 1859

This sixth volume of Tyndall’s correspondence contains 302 letters covering a period of twenty-eight months (1856–1859).

Entangled Itineraries

Entangled Itineraries

Materials, Practices, and Knowledges across Eurasia
Edited By Pamela H. Smith

The Movement and Circulation of Materials, People, and Practices across the Eurasian Continent over Nearly Two Millennia

Mechanism

Mechanism

A Visual, Lexical, and Conceptual History

A Historical Investigation of Mechanism in Seventeenth-Century Debates

A New Order of Medicine

A New Order of Medicine

The Rise of Physicians in Reformation Nuremberg

The Construction of Medical Privilege and a New Argument about Medical “Progress”

Logodaedalus

Logodaedalus

Word Histories of Ingenuity in Early Modern Europe

A Prehistory of Genius

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 5

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 5

The Correspondence, January 1855–October 1856

Volume 5 contains 266 letters covering a period of twenty-two months, when Tyndall was in his mid-thirties and had been employed by the Royal Institution as professor of natural philosophy since September 1853.

Edward Condon’s Cooperative Vision

Edward Condon’s Cooperative Vision

Science, Industry, and Innovation in Modern America

Combining biographical and institutional history, Thomas C. Lassman examines the professional career of theoretical physicist Edward Condon at Princeton University, Pittsburgh’s Westinghouse Electric Company and Manufacturing Company, and the National Bureau of Standards to illuminate contested visions of the usefulness of science that played out during The Great Depression, the Second World War, and the early Cold War.

Knowledge in Translation

Knowledge in Translation

Global Patterns of Scientific Exchange, 1000-1800 CE

These detailed yet interlocking studies consider whether knowledge evolved more through recurring intercultural links or through localized innovations; or whether it arose more from endogenous scientific study or from exogenous shifts in the world order.

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 4

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 4

The Correspondence, January 1853–December 1854

The 329 letters in this volume represent a period of immense transition in John Tyndall’s life. A noticeable spike in his extant correspondence during the early 1850s is linked to his expanding international network, growing reputation as a leading scientific figure in Britain and abroad, and his employment at the Royal Institution. By December 1854, Tyndall had firmly established himself as a significant man of science, complete with an influential position at the center of the British scientific establishment.

Global Transformations in the Life Sciences, 1945–1980

Global Transformations in the Life Sciences, 1945–1980

Combining perspectives from the history of science and world history, this volume examines the impact of major world-historical processes of the postwar period on the evolution of the life sciences. Contributors consider the long-term evolution of scientific practice, research, and innovation across a range of fields and subfields in the life sciences, and in the context of Cold War anxieties and ambitions. Together, they examine how the formation of international organizations and global research programs allowed for transnational exchange and cooperation, but in a period rife with competition and nationalist interests, which influenced dramatic changes in the field as the postcolonial world order unfolded.

Making Stars Physical

Making Stars Physical

The Astronomy of Sir John Herschel

Making Stars Physical offers the first extensive look at the astronomical career of John Herschel, son of William Herschel and one of the leading scientific figures in Britain throughout much of the nineteenth century.

Historicizing Humans

Historicizing Humans

Deep Time, Evolution, and Race in Nineteenth-Century British Sciences

Historicizing Humans takes a critical approach to nineteenth-century human history, as the contributors consider how these histories were shaped by the colonial world, and for various scientific, religious, and sociopolitical purposes. This volume highlights the underlying questions and shared assumptions that emerged as various human developmental theories competed for dominance throughout the British Empire.

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