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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION AND BIBLIOGRAPHI- CAL SOURCES 5

CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. History of Science: General References and Tools 1 History of Science, General Works 21 2 Bibliographies and Bibliographical

Tools 22 3 Historiography and Historical

Method 23 4 Biographical Collections 24 5 Encyclopedias and Compendia of

General Scientific Knowledge 24

B. Science and its History from Special Points of View

10 Philosophy of Science and Methods of Science 25

11 Scientific Institutions 30 12 Scientific Instruments and

Special Techniques 31 13 Scientific Education and History

of Education 31 14 Social Relations of Science 32 15 Humanistic Relations of Science 36

C. Histories of the Special Sciences

20 Philosophy 39 21 Mathematics 39 22 Physical Sciences

a. Astronomy 41 b. Physics 43 c. Chemistry 46

23 Earth Sciences a. Geology and geophysics 47 b. Geography, cartography, and

geodesy 48 c. Oceanography 48 d. Travel, exploration, and

navigation 49 e. Mineralogy and crystal-

lography 49 f. Meteorology 49 g. Paleontolgy 49

24 Biological Sciences a. Biology in general 49 b. Microscopy and microbiology 51

c. Zoology 51 d. Botany 52 e. Anatomy and physiology 52 f. Physical anthropology 53 g. Agriculture 53 h. Heredity and evolution 54 i. Ecology 55

25 Sciences of Man a. Sciences of man in general 56 b. Psychology 57 c. Cultural Anthropology 58 d. Sociology 59 e. Economics 59

26 Medicine and the Medical Sciences a. Medical history 59 b. Medical psychology and psychiatry63 c. Pharmacy 64

27 Technology 65 28 Pseudo-sciences 68 29 Ancillary Disciplines 69

D. Chronological Classification 30 Prehistory and Primitive Societies 70

31 Ancient Near East 70 32 Classical Antiquity

a. General works; philosophy 71 b. Exact sciences 73 c. Natural history 74 d. Pseudo-science 75 e. Technology, travel, exploration,

and geography 75 f. Medicine and health 75 g. Sciences of man 77

33.1 Middle Ages a. General works; philosophy 77 b. Exact sciences 79 c. Natural history 80 d. Pseudo-science 81 e. Technology, travel, exploration,

and geography 81 f. Medicine and health 82 g. Sciences of man 83

33.2 Middles Ages: Byzantium 83 34 Islamic and Related Cultures

a. General works; philosophy 84 b. Exact sciences 84 c. Natural history 84 d. Pseudo-science 86 e. Technology, travel, exploration,

and geography 86



f. Medicine and health 87 g. Sciences of man 87

35.1 India a. General works; philosophy 87 b. Exact sciences 87 c. Natural history 88 d. Pseudo-science 88 e. Technology, travel, exploration,

and geography 88 f. Medicine and health 89

35.2 The Far East a. General works; philosophy 89 b. Exact sciences 90 c. Natural history 90 d. Pseudo-science 90 e. Technology, travel, exploration,

and geography 90 f. Medicine and health 90

35.3 Pre-Columbian America 91 36 Renaissance and Reformation,

1450-1600 a. General works; philosophy 91 b. Mathematics 92 c. Physical sciences 93 d. Earth sciences 95 e. Biological sciences 96 f. Sciences of man 97 g. Medicine 97 h. Technology 98 i. Pseudo-science 98 j. Ancillary disciplines 99

37.1 Seventeenth Century a. General works; philosophy 99 b. Mathematics 103 c. Physical sciences 104 d. Earth sciences 108 e. Biological sciences 109 f. Sciences of man 110 g. Medicine 111 h. Technology 112 i. Pseudo-science 112 j. Ancillary disciplines 113

37.2 Eighteenth Century a. General works; philosophy 113 b. Mathematics 117 c. Physical sciences 118 d. Earth sciences 121 e. Biological sciences 122 f. Sciences of man 125 g. Medicine 126

h. Technology 128 i. Pseudo-sciences 129

38 Nineteenth Century a. General works; philosophy 129 b. Mathematics 133 c. Physical sciences 135 d. Earth sciences 139 e. Biological sciences 141 f. Sciences of man 150 g. Medicine 154 h. Technology 160 i. Pseudo-science 163

39 Twentieth Century a. General works; philosophy 164 b. Mathematics 166 c. Physical sciences 167 d. Earth sciences 174 e. Biological sciences 175 f. Sciences of man 178 g. Medicine 182 h. Technology 186 i. Pseudo-science 190 j. Ancillary disciplines 190

BOOK REVIEWS 191

INDEX 221



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