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Treccani History of Science General editor: Sandro Petruccioli
A. The science in ancient Greece and Rome
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A1 – Science in Greek philosophy Edited by – Geoffrey E.R. Lloyd, Giuseppe Cambiano A2 – Mathematics and medicine Edited by – Heinrich von Staden, Reviel Netz A3 – The science of the Heavens and Earth Edited by – Alan C. Bowen, A. Mark Smith
B. Science in China
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B1 – Qin-Han to Tang: the emergence of specialized literature Edited by – Karine Chemla, Francesca Bray, George Métailié B2 – Song-Yuan (960-1368): A renaissance? Edited by – Karine Chemla, Francesca Bray, George Métailié B3 – Ming (1368-1644): Towards an international community Edited by – Karine Chemla, Francesca Bray, George Métailié
C. Science in Islamic civilization
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C1 – Material and intellectual conditions for the emergence of science Edited by – Roshdi Rashed C2 – Astronomy Edited by – Roshdi Rashed, Régis Morelon C3 – Mathematics Edited by – Roshdi Rashed C4 – Physical doctrine, experimental method and approximate knowledge Edited by – Roshdi Rashed C5 – Medicine and life sciences Edited by – Roshdi Rashed, Ursula Weisser
D. Science in the Medieval West
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D1 – Before the influx of Arabic science Edited by – John North, Robert Halleux D2 – The rise of a European science Edited by – John North, Robert Halleux
E. Science in the Renaissance
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E1 – Cultural and institutional context Edited by – Cesare Vasoli E2 – The sciences in the Age of the Renaissance Edited by – Eberhard Knobloch, Nancy Siraisi
F. The Scientific Revolution
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F1 – Perspectives on knowledge. Institutions and places Edited by – Daniel Garber F2 – The domains of knowledge (part 1) Edited by – Enrico Giusti F3 – The domains of knowledge (part 2) Edited by – Curtis Wilson, Renato Mazzolini
G. The age of Enlightenment
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G1 – Physics, chemistry and earth sciences Edited by – John L. Heilbron Part A – The ends of natural knowledge 1700–1770 Part B – The beginnings of the natural sciences 1770–1830 G2 – Astronomy, analytical mechanics and mathematics Edited by – Michael Hoskin, Ivor Grattan-Guinness G3 – Life sciences Edited by – François Duchesneau
H. The Nineteenth Century
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H1 – Mathematics Edited by – Umberto Bottazzini H2 – Astronomy Edited by – Curtis Wilson H3 – Physics Edited by – Jed Z. Buchwald H4 – Chemistry Edited by – David M. Knight H5 – Biology Edited by – Guido Cimino H6 – Medical sciences Edited by – Gilberto Corbellini
I. The second Scientific Revolution
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I1 – Mathematics and logic Edited by – Umberto Bottazzini, Jeremy Grey Part A – Between the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries Part B – The problem of the foundations and the new logics Part C – New developments in analysis Part D – The mathematics of structures Part E – The mathematics of nature and society. Mathematical schools I2 – Physics and chemistry Edited by – John L. Heilbron Part A – Culmination of European science, 1870–1920 Part B – Shift of hegemony, 1920–1945 Part C – Americanization of science, 1945–1960 I3 – The biological sciences and medicine Edited by – Gilberto Corbellini, Daniel J. Kevles I4 – Biology, medicine and society Edited by – Gilberto Corbellini, Daniel J. Kevles