The British Journal for the History of Science

Book Reviews

National Traditions in Science

Everett Mendelsohn and Yehuda Elkana (eds), Sciences and cultures. Dordrecht, Boston and London: Reidel, 1981. Pp. xvii + 270. ISBN 90-277-1234-4 (cloth)/1235–2 (paper). (No price stated.)

Norbert Elias, Herminio Martins and Richard Whitley (eds), Scientific Establishments and hierarchies. Reidel, 1982. Pp. xi + 368. ISBN 90-277-1322-7 (cloth)/1323–5 (paper). Dfl. 95.00, $42.50 (cloth); Dfl. 50.00, $19.95 (paper).

Andrew Pickeringa1

a1 Science Studies Unit University of Edinburgh