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History of Science Secondary Sources by Type

Guide to Secondary Sources (by Type) in the history of science, technology & medicine

Surveys & Textbooks

The Beginnings of Western Science by David C. Lindberg
Publication Date: 2007 (2nd Edition)
1st Edition (1992) also available
How Modern Science Came into the World (Online access) by H. Floris Cohen
Publication Date: 2011
A History of Science in Society by Andrew Ede; Lesley B. Cormack
Publication Date: 2012
volume 1 From the Ancient Greeks to the Scientific Revolution
volume 2 From the Scientific Revolution to the Present
Making Modern Science: A Historical Survey by Peter J. Bowler; Iwan Rhys Morus
Publication Date: 2005
Natural Science in Western History by Frederick Gregory
Publication Date: 2008
volume 1 From Ancient Times to Newton
Knowledge and Power: Science in World History by William E. Burns
Publication Date: 2011

Surveys & Textbooks - History of Technology

Technology in World Civilization by Arnold Pacey
Publication Date: 1991

Multivolume Sets

Album of Science
Publication Date: 1978-1989
A notable feature of this multivolume series is the inclusion of images from books, offering a visual perspective on the history of science, technology, and medicine from antiquity to the present.

Antiquity and the Middle Ages
From Leonardo to Lavoisier, 1450-1800
The Nineteenth Century
The Biological Sciences in the 20th Century
The Physical Sciences in the 20th Century

Last Updated: May 14, 2021 10:40 AM
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Subjects: History of Science

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