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The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 1 - 1

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400028417 (About DOI), Published online: 05 January 2009

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Industrial recruitment of chemistry students from English universities: a revaluation of its early importance Industrial recruitment of chemistry students from English universities: a revaluation of its early importance

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James Donnelly

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 3 - 20

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400028429 (About DOI), Published online: 05 January 2009

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Darwin faces Kant: a study in nineteenth-century physiology Darwin faces Kant: a study in nineteenth-century physiology

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S. P. Fullinwider

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 21 - 44

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The rhetoric of Eugenics: expert authority and the Mental Deficiency Bill The rhetoric of Eugenics: expert authority and the Mental Deficiency Bill

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Edward J. Larson

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 45 - 60

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History of science in the National Science Curriculum: a critical review of resources and their aims History of science in the National Science Curriculum: a critical review of resources and their aims

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Stephen Pumfrey

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 61 - 78

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How Christiaan Huygens mathematized nature How Christiaan Huygens mathematized nature

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H. Floris Cohen

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 79 - 84

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Energy and Empire Energy and Empire

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Jed Z. Buchwald

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 85 - 94

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A life with enzymes A life with enzymes

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Mikuláš Teich

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 95 - 99

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Elspeth Whitney. Paradise Restored: The Mechanical Arts from Antiquity through the Thirteenth Century. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 80, Part 1. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1990. Pp. vi + 169. ISBN 0-87169-801-3. $20.00 (paperback). Elspeth Whitney. Paradise Restored: The Mechanical Arts from Antiquity through the Thirteenth Century. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 80, Part 1. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1990. Pp. vi + 169. ISBN 0-87169-801-3. \$20.00 (paperback).

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Donald R. Hill

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 101 - 102

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Frederic Lawrence Holmes. Eighteenth-Century Chemistry as an Investigative Enterprise. Berkeley: Office for History of Science and Technology, University of California at Berkeley, 1989. Pp. ii + 144. ISBN 0-918102-2. $16.00 (paperback). Frederic Lawrence Holmes. Eighteenth-Century Chemistry as an Investigative Enterprise. Berkeley: Office for History of Science and Technology, University of California at Berkeley, 1989. Pp. ii + 144. ISBN 0-918102-2. \$16.00 (paperback).

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Jan Golinski

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 102 - 103

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Marlene J. Norst. Ferdinand Bauer: The Australian Natural History Drawings. Art in Natural History no. 1. London: British Museum of Natural History, 1989. Pp. 120. ISBN 0-565-01048-4. No price given. Marlene J. Norst. Ferdinand Bauer: The Australian Natural History Drawings. Art in Natural History no. 1. London: British Museum of Natural History, 1989. Pp. 120. ISBN 0-565-01048-4. No price given.

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Janet Browne

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 103 - 104

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Chandos Michael Brown, Benjamin Silliman: A Life in the Young Republic. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. Pp. xvi + 377. ISBN 0-691-08533-1. $29.95. Chandos Michael Brown, Benjamin Silliman: A Life in the Young Republic. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. Pp. xvi + 377. ISBN 0-691-08533-1. \$29.95.

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John Harley Warner

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 104 - 105

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François Duchesneau. Genèse de la théorie cellulaire. Montréal–Paris: Bellarmin–Vrin, 1987. Pp. 387 + 22. ISBN 2-89007-646-6 (Bellarmin); 2-7116-9427-5 (Vrin). Can $24.00. François Duchesneau. Genèse de la théorie cellulaire. Montréal–Paris: Bellarmin–Vrin, 1987. Pp. 387 + 22. ISBN 2-89007-646-6 (Bellarmin); 2-7116-9427-5 (Vrin). Can \$24.00.

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Frederick B. Churchill

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 105 - 107

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Susan Leigh Star. Regions of the Mind: Brain Research and the Quest for Scientific Certainty. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1989. Pp. xviii + 278. ISBN 0-8047-1673-0. Susan Leigh Star. Regions of the Mind: Brain Research and the Quest for Scientific Certainty. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1989. Pp. xviii + 278. ISBN 0-8047-1673-0.

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Christopher Lawrence

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 107 - 109

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400028545 (About DOI), Published online: 05 January 2009

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Anthony Brundage. England's ‘Prussian Minister”: Edwin Chadwick and the Politics of Government Growth, 1832–1854. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1988. Pp. 208, ISBN 0-271-00629-3 £20.25, $22.50. Anthony Brundage. England's ‘Prussian Minister”: Edwin Chadwick and the Politics of Government Growth, 1832–1854. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1988. Pp. 208, ISBN 0-271-00629-3 £20.25, \$22.50.

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Dorothy E. Porter

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 109 - 109

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Philip Mirowski, More Heat than Light: Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xii + 450. ISBN 0-521-35042-5. £35.00, $59.50. Philip Mirowski, More Heat than Light: Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xii + 450. ISBN 0-521-35042-5. £35.00, \$59.50.

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Theodore M. Porter

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 110 - 111

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Trevor I. Williams. Robert Robinson: Chemist Extraordinary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. viii + 201. ISBN 0-19-858180-7. Trevor I. Williams. Robert Robinson: Chemist Extraordinary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. viii + 201. ISBN 0-19-858180-7.

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Peter J. T. Morris

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 111 - 112

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Joan Austoker and Linda Bryder (eds.). Historical Perspectives on the Role of the MRC. Essays in the History of the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom and its Predecessor, the Medical Research Committee, 1913–1953. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Pp xi + 259. ISBN 0-19-261651-X. £30.00. Joan Austoker and Linda Bryder (eds.). Historical Perspectives on the Role of the MRC. Essays in the History of the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom and its Predecessor, the Medical Research Committee, 1913–1953. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Pp xi + 259. ISBN 0-19-261651-X. £30.00.

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Dorothy E. Porter

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 112 - 114

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Diana B. Dutton. Worse than the Disease. Pitfalls of Medical Progress. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xx + 528. ISBN 0-521-34023-3. £25, $29.95. Diana B. Dutton. Worse than the Disease. Pitfalls of Medical Progress. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Pp. xx + 528. ISBN 0-521-34023-3. £25, \$29.95.

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Robert Olby

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 114 - 116

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Helge Kragh. Dirac: A Scientific Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-521-38089-8. £35. Helge Kragh. Dirac: A Scientific Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-521-38089-8. £35.

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John Hendry

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 116 - 116

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Brian Oakley and Kenneth Owen. Alvey: Britain's Strategic Computing Initiative. Cambridge, Mass, and London: The MIT Press, 1989. Pp. xv + 337. ISBN 0-262-15038-7. £24.95. Brian Oakley and Kenneth Owen. Alvey: Britain's Strategic Computing Initiative. Cambridge, Mass, and London: The MIT Press, 1989. Pp. xv + 337. ISBN 0-262-15038-7. £24.95.

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Geoffrey Tweedale

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 116 - 117

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Robert W. Smith (with contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon and Joseph N. Tatarewicz). The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xviii + 478. ISBN 0-521-26634-3. £40, $39.50. Robert W. Smith (with contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon and Joseph N. Tatarewicz). The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xviii + 478. ISBN 0-521-26634-3. £40, \$39.50.

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Joan Lisa Bromberg

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 118 - 119

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Ian McNeil (ed.). An Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology. London and New York: Routledge, 1990. Pp. xv + 1062. ISBN 1-415-01306-2. £65.00. Ian McNeil (ed.). An Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology. London and New York: Routledge, 1990. Pp. xv + 1062. ISBN 1-415-01306-2. £65.00.

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N. A. F. Smith

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 119 - 119

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Bruce G. Trigger. A History of Archaeological Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xv + 500. ISBN 0-521-33818-2. £14.95 (paperback). Bruce G. Trigger. A History of Archaeological Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. xv + 500. ISBN 0-521-33818-2. £14.95 (paperback).

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Peter J. Bowler

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 120 - 120

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Thomas Crump. The Anthropology of Numbers. Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology, No. 70. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. x + 201. ISBN 0-521-38045-6. £30.00, $49.50. Thomas Crump. The Anthropology of Numbers. Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology, No. 70. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. x + 201. ISBN 0-521-38045-6. £30.00, \$49.50.

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Helen Watson

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 121 - 121

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000708740002865X (About DOI), Published online: 05 January 2009

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K. J. Tinkler (ed.). History of Geomorphology from Hutton to Hack. The Binghamton Symposia in Geomorphology International Series, no. 19. Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989. Pp. 344. ISBN 0-040551138-1. £40. K. J. Tinkler (ed.). History of Geomorphology from Hutton to Hack. The Binghamton Symposia in Geomorphology International Series, no. 19. Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989. Pp. 344. ISBN 0-040551138-1. £40.

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John Thackray

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 121 - 122

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400028661 (About DOI), Published online: 05 January 2009

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Annabella Kitson (ed.). History and Astrology: Clio and Urania Confer. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1989. Pp. ix + 272. ISBN 0-04-440522-7. £8.99. Annabella Kitson (ed.). History and Astrology: Clio and Urania Confer. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1989. Pp. ix + 272. ISBN 0-04-440522-7. £8.99.

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J. Bruce Brackenridge

The British Journal for the History of Science / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / March 1991, pp 123 - 123

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400028673 (About DOI), Published online: 05 January 2009

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Stuart Peterfreund (ed.). Literature and Science: Theory and Practice. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1990. Pp. vi + 248. ISBN 1-55553-058-3. £33.65. Stuart Peterfreund (ed.). Literature and Science: Theory and Practice. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1990. Pp. vi + 248. ISBN 1-55553-058-3. £33.65.

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Paul K. Hoch

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Gary Gutting. Michel Foucault's Archaeology of Scientific Reason. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xiii + 306. ISBN 0-521-36619-4, £27.50, $39.50 (hardback); ISBN 0-521-36698-4, £9.95, $12.95 (paperback). Gary Gutting. Michel Foucault's Archaeology of Scientific Reason. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xiii + 306. ISBN 0-521-36619-4, £27.50, \$39.50 (hardback); ISBN 0-521-36698-4, £9.95, \$12.95 (paperback).

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Alan Chalmers. Science and its Fabrication. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1990. Pp. xii + 142. ISBN 0-335-09318-3, £22.50 (hardback); ISBN 0-335-09317-5, £6.99 (paperback). Alan Chalmers. Science and its Fabrication. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1990. Pp. xii + 142. ISBN 0-335-09318-3, £22.50 (hardback); ISBN 0-335-09317-5, £6.99 (paperback).

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