Although histories of science routinely mention the birth of our word 'scientist' from the pen of William Whewell a mere 167 years ago,...
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Pivotal moments in the history of academic refereeing have occurred at times when the public status of science was being renegotiated,...
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This fine book — essentially a history of British science during the first two-thirds of the 19th century — examines the interwoven lives of...
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Richard Holmes finds Mary Somerville's breakthrough science best-seller thrillingly fresh, 180 years on.
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Galileo Galilei's famous studies of motion and the cosmos, plus his readiness to contradict religious dogma, make him the archetypal scientist.
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When we think of history's great scientists, names such as Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, or Nicolaus Copernicus likely come to mind.
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JT Carrington, editor of the popular science magazine Science-Gossip, achieved a remarkable feat in December of 1894.
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Scott Furtado, 53 the owner of Custom Stiles Woodworking in Milford, appeared briefly at Superior Court in Derby Wednesday.
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A complete edition of Michael Faraday's approximately 4900 extant letters in six volumes, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
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