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A Companion to the History of Science

出版	Wiley-Blackwell, 2016
ISBN	11186206589781118620656
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Z3evzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"Over the last thirty-five years, the study of the history of science has undergone a shift in historiographical approach. While scholars previously focused on the history of abstract scientific discoveries by key figures like Galileo and Newton, contemporary science historians are turning to focus on richer, more descriptive studies within specific and local contexts. A Companion to the History of Science captures this move away from abstract theories and into more intimate analysis of science in its cultural, political, and social contexts. It aims to survey recent developments that have resulted from the effort to re-envision the field. The volume includes forty original essays written by experts in the field, structured around four analytical categories: the roles, places and spaces, communication, and tools of science. Contributors cut across traditional chronological and geographical boundaries to provide thematic analysis of these topics, including discussion of both Western and non-Western themes throughout the volume. These critical essays synthesize the major debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, and point the way for future inquiry"-- Provided by publisher.