The Cambridge History of Science Volume 5: The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences

• Frontmatter
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• pp. i-xxx

• Introduction: The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences by Mary Jo Nye
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• pp. 1-18

Part I - The Public Cultures of the Physical Sciences After 1800

• 1 - Theories of Scientific Method by Nancy Cartwright, Stathis Psillos and Hasok Chang
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• pp. 19-35

• 2 - Intersections of Physical Science and Western Religion in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Frederick Gregory
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• pp. 36-53

• 3 - A Twisted Tale: Women in the Physical Sciences in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Margaret W. Rossiter
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• pp. 54-71

• 4 - Scientists and Their Publics: Popularization of Science in the Nineteenth Century by David M. Knight
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• pp. 72-90

• 5 - Literature and the Modern Physical Sciences by Pamela Gossin
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• pp. 91-110

Part II - Discipline Building in the Sciences: Places, Instruments, Communication

• 6 - Mathematical Schools, Communities, and Networks by David E. Rowe
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• pp. 111-132

• 7 - The Industry, Research, and Education Nexus by Terry Shinn
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• pp. 133-153

• 8 - Remaking Astronomy: Instruments and Practice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Robert W. Smith
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• pp. 154-173

• 9 - Languages in Chemistry by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent
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• pp. 174-190

• 10 - Imagery And Representation In Twentieth-Century Physics by Arthur I. Miller
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• pp. 191-216

Part III - Chemistry and Physics: Problems Through the Early 1900s

• 11 - The Physical Sciences in the Life Sciences by Frederic L. Holmes
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• pp. 217-236

• 12 - Chemical Atomism and Chemical Classification by Hans-Werner Schütt
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• pp. 237-254

• 13 - The Theory of Chemical Structure and its Applications by Alan J. Rocke
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• pp. 255-271

• 14 - Theories and Experiments on Radiation from Thomas Young to X Rays by Sungook Hong
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• pp. 272-288

• 15 - Force, Energy, and Thermodynamics by Crosbie Smith
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• pp. 289-310

• 16 - Electrical Therory and Practice in the Nineteenth Century by Bruce J. Hunt
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• pp. 311-328

Part IV - Atomic and Molecular Sciences in the Twentieth Century

• 17 - Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure, 1900–1927 by Olivier Darrigol
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• pp. 329-349

• 18 - Radioactiviy and Nuclerar Physics by Jeff Hughes
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• pp. 350-374

• 19 - Quantum Field Theory: From QED to the Standard Model by Silvan S. Schweber
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• pp. 375-393

• 20 - Chemical Physics and Quantum Chemistry in the Twentieth Century by Ana Simões
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• pp. 394-412

• 21 - Plasmas and Solid-State Science by Michael Eckert
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• pp. 413-428

• 22 - Macromolecules: Their Structures and Functions by Yasu Furukawa
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• pp. 429-446

Part V - Mathematics, Astronomy, and Cosmology Since the Eighteenth Century

• 23 - The Geometrical Tradition: Mathematics, Space, and Reason in the Nineteenth Century by Joan L. Richards
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• pp. 447-467

• 24 - Between Rigor and Applications: Developments in the Concept of Function in Mathematical Analysis by Jesper Lützen
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• pp. 468-487

• 25 - Statistics and Physical Theories by Theodore M. Porter
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• pp. 488-504

• 26 - Solar Science and Astrophysics by Joann Eisberg
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• pp. 505-521

• 27 - Cosmologies and Cosmogonies of Space and Time by Helge Kragh
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• pp. 522-537

• 28 - The Physics and Chemistry of the Earth by Naomi Oreskes and Ronald E. Doel
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• pp. 538-558

Part VI - Problems and Promises at the End of the Twentieth Century

• 29 - Science, Technology, and War by Alex Roland
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• pp. 559-578

• 30 - Science, Ideology, and the State by Paul Josephson
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• pp. 579-597

• 31 - Computer Science and the Computer Revolution by William Aspray
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• pp. 598-614

• 32 - The Physical Sciences and the Physician’s Eye: Dissolving Disciplinary Boundaries by Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles
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• pp. 615-633

• 33 - Global Environmental Change and the History of Science by James Rodger Fleming
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• pp. 634-650

• Index
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• pp. 651-678