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Book in the Browsable Reference Collection in the 5th floor Reading Nook are shelved by LOC Library of Congress call numbers. On this page, the books are organized in thematic categories as follows:
Great Discoveries in Medicine by 
Alchemy in Europe : a guide to research by 
The Relations of Literature and Science by 
Thornton and Tully's Scientific Books, Libraries and Collectors by 
Women and Technology: an annotated bibliography by 
Women and science : an annotated bibliography by 
Cambridge History of Science series: Print editionCambridge History of Science Volumes (Online access)
v2 Medieval Science
v3 Early Modern Science
v4 Eighteenth-Century Science
V5 Physical and Mathematical Sciences
V6 Modern Biological and Earth Sciences
v7 Modern Social Sciences
A Companion to the History of Science by 
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science by 
Reader's Guide to the History of Science by 
Astronomy across cultures : the history of non-Western astronomy by 
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought by 
The Cambridge History of Travel Writing by 
A Companion to the History of the Book by 
A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology by 
Cultural geography : a critical dictionary of key concepts by 
A Cultural history of chemistry by 
The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia by 
Mathematics across cultures : the history of non-western mathematics by 
Medicine across cultures : history and practice of medicine in non-Western cultures by 
Nature Across Cultures by 
The Palgrave Handbook of Women and Science Since 1660 by 
Reproduction by 
The Routledge handbook of science and empire by 
A Companion to Byzantine Science by 
A Companion to the History of American Science by 
History of science and technology in China v1: The Origins of Sciences in China by 
The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World by The DSB
Need info about a particular scientist? A good place to start is with the DSB: Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970-1980). Entries include:
You can access content of the DSB online in Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Online access), which includes materials from the original DSB, as well as the revised edition, the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2008).
Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1981) is an abridged edition of the original multivolume set.
General
The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists by Disciplines, People, Periods, Places & Topics
Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers by 
Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science by 
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers by 
Contributions of African American Scientists to the Fields of Science, Medicine, and Inventions by 
Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists by 
Jewish medical practioners in the medieval Muslim world : a collective biography by 
Women in Chemistry and Physics by 
The Arabic Manuscript Tradition by 
History of Astronomy: An Encyclopedia by 
Sciences of the Earth: An Encyclopedia of Events, People, and Phenomena by 
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures by Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Medicine and Technology in Non-Western Cultures (Online Access)
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution by Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution (Online access)
Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam by 
The Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease by 
Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism by 
Encyclopedia of Exploration by 
Instruments of Science by 
Metalworking through history : an encyclopedia by 
The Routledge Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Science by 
Shakespeare and Science by 
