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ContentsHistory of Science 2 –16

General 2Technology 7Mathematics 8Astronomy and Cosmology 11Evolution and Ecology 14

History of Medicine 17–18

Philosophy of Science 19 –29Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology 27

History ofScienceGeneral

FORTHCOMING

Science andCivilisation in ChinaVolume 5: Chemistry and ChemicalTechnologyPart 12: Ceramic Technology

Rose KerrVictoria and Albert Museum, London

and Nigel WoodUniversity of Westminster, Harrow

How were Chinese pots made, glazedand fired? Why did China discoverporcelain more than one thousand yearsbefore the West? What are the effects ofChina’s influence on world ceramics?These questions (and many more) areanswered in this lavishly-illustratedhistory of Chinese ceramic technology.The scene is set through the use ofhistorical texts, archaeologicalexcavation, and the principles of ceramicscience. Chapters follow on theformation of clays and their relation tothe underlying geologies of China, onfiring, on manufacturing methods andsequences, on glazes, pigments andgilding, and on the impact of Chineseceramic technology around the world,from the seventh to the twenty-firstcenturies. This is a volume unique in itscoverage, which brings togetherresearch materials in several languagesfor the first time. With additional

contributions by Ts’ai Mei-fen (NationalPalace Museum, Taipei) and ZhangFukang (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics).Science and Civilisation in China

2004 246 x 189 mm 600pp 75 line diagrams 55 tables0 521 83833 9 Hardback c. £100.00Publication September 2004

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Science andCivilisation in ChinaVolume 7: Science and Chinese SocietyPart 2: General Conclusions andReflections

Joseph NeedhamEdited by Kenneth GirdwoodRobinsonUniversity of Cambridge

With contributions by Ray HuangIntroduction by Mark Elvin

It would be difficult to overstate theimportance of Joseph Needham’sScience and Civilisation in China series.For nearly fifty years, Needham and hiscollaborators have revealed the ideals,concepts and achievements of China’sscientific and technological traditionsfrom the earliest times to about 1800through this great enterprise. During hislong working lifetime, Needham kept indraft various essays, some written withcollaborators, in which he set out hisbroad views on the Chinese social andhistorical context. These essays, editedby one of his closest collaborators,Kenneth Robinson, are contained in thepresent volume. A reading of thismaterial makes it possible to reconstructthe assumptions and problematics thatunderpinned and drove the Needhamproject throughout the nearly one half

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century during which he was at thehelm. The documents gathered herereveal the intellectual foundations ofone of the greatest scholarly enterprisesof the twentieth century.

Contributors: Joseph Needham,Huang Jen-yü, Kenneth RobinsonScience and Civilisation in China

2004 246 x 189 mm 336pp 21 half-tones0 521 08732 5 Hardback £65.00

FORTHCOMING

The 1702 Chair ofChemistry atCambridgeTransformation and ChangeEdited by Mary ArcherUniversity of Cambridge

and Christopher HaleyUniversity of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge’s 1702chair of chemistry is the oldestcontinuously occupied chair of chemistryin Britain. The lives and work of the1702 chairholders over the past threehundred years, described here, paint avivid picture of chemistry slowlytransforming from the handmaiden ofalchemists and adjunct of medical meninto a major academic discipline.Containing personal memoirs andhistorical essays by acknowledgedexperts, this book will engage all whoare interested in the pivotal rolechemistry has played in the making ofthe modern world.

2004 228 x 152 mm 305pp 55 line diagrams 37 half-tones0 521 82873 2 Hardback c. £50.00Publication December 2004

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Thomas Browne andthe Writing of EarlyModern ScienceClaire PrestonSidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Claire Preston argues that ThomasBrowne’s work can be fully understoodonly within the range of disciplines andpractices associated with naturalphilosophy and early modernempiricism. Early modern methods ofcataloguing, collecting, experimentationand observation, drove his writing onmany subjects from medicine andbotany to archaeology andantiquarianism. In this illuminatingstudy, Preston examines how thedeveloping essay form, the discourse ofscientific experiment, and above allBacon’s model of intellectual progressand cooperation determined the uniquecharacter of his contributions to earlymodern literature, science andphilosophy.

2005 228 x 152 mm 230pp 6 half-tones0 521 83794 4 Hardback c. £45.00Publication March 2005

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Criminals and theirScientistsThe History of Criminology inInternational PerspectiveEdited by Peter Beckerand Richard F. Wetzell

This book presents recent research onthe history of criminology from the lateeighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuryin Western Europe (Austria, Britain,France, Germany, Italy) and in Argentina,Australia, Japan, and the United States.Approaching the history of criminologyas a history of science and practice, theessays examine the discourse on crimeand criminals that surfaced as part ofdifferent discourses and practices,including the activities of the police andthe courts, parliamentary debates, mediareports, as well as the writings of moralstatisticians, jurists, and medical doctors.Publications of the German HistoricalInstitute

2005 228 x 152 mm 512pp 3 line diagrams 6 half-tones 1 table0 521 81012 4 Hardback £60.00Publication May 2005

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Science in theNineteenth-CenturyPeriodicalReading the Magazine of NatureGeoffrey CantorUniversity of Leeds

Gowan DawsonUniversity of Leicester

Graeme GoodayUniversity of Leeds

Richard NoakesUniversity of Cambridge

Sally ShuttleworthUniversity of Sheffield

and Jonathan R. TophamUniversity of Leeds

For the Victorian reading public,periodicals played a far greater rolethan books in shaping theirunderstanding of science, technologyand medicine. Such understandingswere formed not merely by seriousscientific articles, but also by a widevariety of articles. Ranging acrossdiverse forms of periodicals, this bookexplores the ways in which scientificideas and developments were presentedto a variety of Victorian audiences. Thisintriguing collaborative volume shedsnew light on issues relating to historyand history of science, literature, bookhistory, and cultural and media studies.Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-CenturyLiterature and Culture, 45

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Science, Reading, andRenaissance LiteratureThe Art of Making Knowledge,1580–1670Elizabeth SpillerTexas Christian University

Science, Reading, and RenaissanceLiterature brings together key works inearly modern science and imaginativeliterature (from the anatomy of WilliamHarvey and the experimentalism ofWilliam Gilbert to the fictions of PhilipSidney, Edmund Spenser, and MargaretCavendish). The book documents howwhat have become two cultures anddisciplines, science and literature, havedeveloped through a shared aestheticthat understands knowledge as an actof making.Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literatureand Culture, 46

2004 228 x 152 mm 228pp 8 half-tones0 521 83086 9 Hardback £45.00

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The Disappearance ofthe Social in AmericanSocial PsychologyJohn D. GreenwoodCity University of New York

The Disappearance of the Social inAmerican Social Psychology is a criticalconceptual history of American socialpsychology. John Greenwooddemarcates the original conception ofthe social dimensions of cognition,emotion and behaviour, and of thediscipline of social psychology itself, thatwas embraced by early twentiethcentury American social psychologists.

He documents how this fertileconception of social psychologicalphenomena came to be progressivelyneglected as the century developed, tothe point that scarcely any trace of theoriginal conception of the social remainsin contemporary American psychology.

2004 228 x 152 mm 328pp0 521 83014 1 Hardback £47.50

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A History of NerveFunctionsFrom Animal Spirits to MolecularMechanismsSidney OchsIndiana University

This fascinating history describes howour understanding of nerve cell functionhas developed, from the ancient Greeksthough to our present understanding ofthe molecular mechanisms of neuronalfunction. Sidney Ochs begins with achronological look at the history ofnerves from the 5th century BC to theearly eighteenth century. He then adoptsa thematic approach, carrying key topicsfrom the eighteenth century to thepresent. A History of Nerve Functionswill serve as an invaluable resource forhistorians of neuroscience and medicine,philosophers of science and medicine, aswell as for neuroscientists.

2004 228 x 152 mm 448pp 90 line diagrams 34 half-tones0 521 24742 X Hardback £65.00

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The Discovery ofSubatomic ParticlesSecond editionSteven WeinbergUniversity of Texas, Austin

A fascinating account of the discoveriesof the constituents of the atom. It alsoprovides an introduction to thosefundamentals of classical physics thatplayed crucial roles in these discoveries.Connections are shown between thehistoric discoveries of subatomicparticles and work today at the frontiersof physics.From reviews of the first edition:‘Weinberg … is no stranger toexplaining abstruse science in a clearand engaging fashion to the generalpublic, which is precisely what he doeshere. The building blocks of matter –from electrons all the way down tomuons, pions, hadrons, and thecharmed quark – become, in his hands,so much intellectual putty.’The Boston Globe

2003 228 x 152 mm 222pp 14 line diagrams 37 half-tones 11 tables0 521 82351 X Revised Edition £18.99

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Nobel Laureates andTwentieth-CenturyPhysicsMauro DardoUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale(Amedeo Avogadro), Italy

In this richly-illustrated book the authorcombines history with science. Using anoriginal approach he presents the majorachievements of twentieth-centuryphysics as they emerged as the product

of the genius of those physicists whoselabours, since 1901, have been crownedwith a Nobel Prize. In the form of ayear-by-year chronicle, biographies andpersonal anecdotes bring to life themain events of the past hundred years.The work of the most famous physicistsof the twentieth century is presented,often in the words and imagery of theprize-winners themselves.

2004 246 x 189 mm 543pp 53 line diagrams 170 half-tones 3 tables0 521 83247 0 Hardback c. £70.000 521 54008 9 Paperback c. £24.99Publication October 2004

The Cambridge Historyof ScienceVolume 7: The Modern Social SciencesEdited by Theodore M. PorterUniversity of California, Los Angeles

and Dorothy RossThe Johns Hopkins University

In forty-two essays by authors from fivecontinents and many disciplines, thisvolume provides a synthetic account ofthe history of the social sciences(including behavioural and economicsciences) since the late eighteenthcentury. The authors emphasize thecultural and intellectual preconditions ofsocial science, and its contested butimportant role in the history of themodern world. While there are manyhistorical books on particular disciplines,there are very few about the socialsciences generally, and none that dealwith so long a time span.The Cambridge History of Science

2003 228 x 152 mm 790pp0 521 59442 1 Hardback £95.00


Technology

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Technology and theCulture of Modernityin Britain andGermany, 1890–1945Bernhard RiegerUniversität Bremen

This book examines the obsession fornew technology that swept throughBritain and Germany between 1890 and1945. It explains how Germans andBritons nurtured a fascination foraviation, glamorous passenger linersand film as they lived through profoundsocial transformations and two wars.Public discussions about these ‘modernwonders’ were torn between fears ofnovel risks and cultural decay on theone hand, and passionate supportgenerated by nationalism and socialfantasies on the other. This study willprove invaluable reading to anyoneinterested in comparative culturalhistory.New Studies in European History

2005 228 x 152 mm 332pp 10 half-tones0 521 84528 9 Hardback c. £50.00Publication February 2005

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The Morals ofMeasurementAccuracy, Irony, and Trust in LateVictorian Electrical PracticeG. J. N. GoodayUniversity of Leeds

The Morals of Measurement is aboutthe development of techniques formeasuring electricity in the latenineteenth century. It explores howdifficult and controversial this was, inrelation both to the work of engineersand the first domestic consumers ofelectrical lighting. It looks at the role ofLord Kelvin and his contemporaries andhow they developed new instrumentsand new understandings ofmeasurement. A range of irony-ladennarratives and the recounting of variouscolourful controversies of the time bringthe subject vividly to life.

2004 228 x 152 mm 312pp 14 line diagrams 1 half-tone 4 tables0 521 43098 4 Hardback £55.00

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Knowledge andCompetitiveAdvantageThe Coevolution of Firms,Technology, and NationalInstitutionsJohann Peter MurmannNorthwestern University, Illinois

This book compares the development ofthe synthetic dye industry in GreatBritain, Germany, and the United States.The rise of this industry constitutes animportant chapter in business,economic, and technological history

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because synthetic dyes – invented in1856 – represent the first time that ascientific discovery quickly gave rise to anew industry. British firms led theindustry for the next eight years, butGerman firms came to dominate theindustry for decades before World War I,while American firms played only aminor role during the entire period.Cambridge Studies in the Emergence ofGlobal Enterprise

2004 228 x 152 mm 316pp 18 linediagrams 12 tables0 521 81329 8 Hardback £45.00

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Frontinus: DeAquaeductu UrbisRomaeEdited by R. H. RodgersUniversity of Vermont

This is the most authoritative edition ofthis work by Julius Frontinus, whichdeals with his duties, responsibilitiesand accomplishments as watercommissioner for the city of Rome in 97 CE. It provides a wealth of historical,technical and legal information aboutthe city’s aqueducts and water supply.Cambridge Classical Texts andCommentaries, 42

2004 216 x 138 mm 448pp 11 tables4 maps0 521 83251 9 Hardback £65.00

Mathematics

FORTHCOMING

Alfred TarskiLife and LogicAnita Burdman Fefermanand Solomon FefermanStanford University, California

Alfred Tarski, one of the greatestlogicians of all time, is widely thought ofas ‘the man who defined truth’. Acharismatic teacher and zealouspromoter of his view of logic as thefoundation of all rational thought, hewas also a bon-vivant and a womanizer.A fortuitous trip to the United States atthe outbreak of war saved his life andturned his career around, even while itseparated him from his family for years.By the war’s end he was a professor ofmathematics in Berkeley, building anempire in logic and methodology. Fromthe cafes of Warsaw and Vienna to themountains and deserts of California, thisfirst full length biography places Tarskiin the social, intellectual and historicalcontext of his times and presents afrank, vivid picture of a personally andprofessionally passionate man,interlaced with an account of his majorscientific achievements.

2004 228 x 152 mm 432pp 10 line diagrams 75 half-tones 1 map0 521 80240 7 Hardback £23.00Publication November 2004

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Archytas of TarentumPythagorean, Philosopher andMathematician KingCarl HuffmanDePauw University, Indiana

In fourth-century Greece Archytas ofTarentum solved a famous mathematicalpuzzle, saved Plato from the tyrant ofSyracuse and led a powerful Greek citystate. This book presents a radically newinterpretation of his significance forfourth-century Greek thought andprovides a full commentary on all thefragments and testimonia.

2005 228 x 152 mm 672pp 5 figures0 521 83746 4 Hardback c. £85.00Publication March 2005

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The Transformation ofMathematics in theEarly MediterraneanWorldFrom Problems to EquationsReviel NetzStanford University, California

This book analyzes the historicaltransformation of early mathematics,from a Greek practice based on thelocalized solution to an Islamic practicebased on the systematic approach. Thetransformation is accounted for in termsof changing social practices, therebyoffering a radically new interpretation ofthe historical trajectory of mathematics.Cambridge Classical Studies

2004 216 x 138 mm 208pp 18 figures0 521 82996 8 Hardback £45.00

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The Works ofArchimedesTranslation and CommentaryVolume 1: The Two Books On the Sphereand the CylinderEdited and translated by Reviel NetzStanford University, California

This is Volume 1 of the first authoritativetranslation of Archimedes’ works intoEnglish. Also provided are a scientificedition of the diagrams, a translation ofthe ancient commentator Eutocius and acommentary, where attention is paid tothe cognitive and aesthetic nature ofArchimedes’ mathematical practice.

2004 247 x 174 mm 386pp 108 line diagrams0 521 66160 9 Hardback £75.00

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Architecture andMathematics inAncient EgyptCorinna RossiUniversity of Cambridge

In this book, architect and EgyptologistCorinna Rossi explores the use ofnumbers and geometrical figures by theAncient Egyptians in their architecturalprojects and buildings. Highly illustratedwith plans, diagrams and figures, thisbook is essential reading for all scholarsof Ancient Egypt and the architecture ofancient cultures.

2004 247 x 174 mm 302pp 102 line diagrams 9 tables0 521 82954 2 Hardback £60.00

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Sherlock Holmes inBabylon and OtherTales of MathematicalHistoryEdited by Marlow AndersonVictor Katzand Robin WilsonThe Open University, Milton Keynes

Covering a span of almost 4000 years,from the ancient Babylonians to theeighteenth century, this collection ofessays chronicles the enormous changesin mathematical thinking over this time,as viewed by distinguished historians ofmathematics from the past and thepresent. The four sections of the bookcover different epochs. This book will beenjoyed by anyone interested inmathematics and its history – and inparticular by mathematics teachers atsecondary, college, and university levels.Spectrum

2004 265 x 186 mm 400pp 163 line diagrams 65 half-tones 6 tables110 figures0 883 85546 1 Hardback c. £30.00

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GaussTitan of ScienceG. Waldo DunningtonWith contributions by Jeremy GrayThe Open University, Milton Keynes

This biography of Gauss, Germany’sgreatest mathematician, is easily themost comprehensive in English. Longout of print and very rare in the usedbook market, this valuable piece ofscholarship is being reissued in an

augmented form with additionalmaterial by the eminent Britishmathematical historian, Jeremy Gray.Spectrum

2004 228 x 152 mm 600pp 49 line diagrams0 883 85538 0 Hardback c. £30.00

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Math through theAgesA Gentle History for Teachersand OthersWilliam P. BerlinghoffColby College, Maine

and Fernando GouveaColby College, Maine

Where did maths come from? Whothought up all those symbols, and why?What’s the story behind negativenumbers? The sketches here answerthese questions and many others in aninformal, easygoing style that’saccessible to teachers, students, andanyone who is curious about the historyof mathematical ideas.Classroom Resource Material

2004 228 x 152 mm 288pp 60 line diagrams 85 half-tones 46 exercises30 figures0 883 85736 7 Hardback £22.99Publication September 2004

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Astronomy andCosmology

FORTHCOMING

Centennial History ofthe CarnegieInstitution ofWashingtonVolume 1: The Mount Wilson ObservatoryAllan Sandage

The first of five Histories of the CarnegieInstitution of Washington describes theachievements of the Mount WilsonObservatory. It brings together thescience and personal stories of thoseinvolved in the development of moderntheories of stellar evolution andcosmology. Fully illustrated withcontemporary photographs of peopleand events.


FORTHCOMING

Centennial History of theCarnegie Institution ofWashingtonVolume 2: The Department of TerrestrialMagnetismLouis Brown


FORTHCOMING

Centennial History of theCarnegie Institution ofWashingtonVolume 3: The Geophysical LaboratoryHatten S. Yoder

2004 228 x 152 mm 250pp 62 line diagrams 50 half-tones0 521 83080 X Hardback c. £60.00Publication October 2004

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Centennial History of theCarnegie Institution ofWashingtonVolume 4: The Department of Plant BiologyPatricia Craig

2005 228 x 152 mm 316pp 63 half-tones0 521 83081 8 Hardback c. £60.00Publication February 2005

FORTHCOMING

Centennial History of theCarnegie Institution ofWashingtonVolume 5: The Department of EmbryologyEdited by Jane MaienscheinMarie Glitzand Garland E. Allen

2004 228 x 152 mm 288pp 6 line diagrams 50 half-tones0 521 83082 6 Hardback c. £60.00Publication October 2004

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FORTHCOMING 5 VOLUME SET

Centennial History of theCarnegie Institution ofWashingtonAllan SandageLouis BrownHatten S. YoderPatricia CraigJane Maienscheinand Marie Glitz

2004 228 x 152 mm 1762pp0 521 84288 3 5 Volume Set c. £280.00Publication October 2004

FORTHCOMING

The Heavenly WritingDivination, Horoscopy, andAstronomy in MesopotamianCultureFrancesca RochbergUniversity of California, Riverside

This book examines the various waysthe heavens were studied andunderstood in ancient Mesopotamia, byfocusing on the observation andinterpretation of celestial phenomena assigns from the gods, as well as physicalphenomena in their own right. Itdiscusses the emergence of personalastrology from the tradition of celestialdivination and the way astronomicalmethods were employed for horoscopes.Its importance lies in its treatment ofBabylonian celestial sciences as a whole(celestial divination, horoscopy, andastronomy) as a subject for the historyof science and culture.

2004 228 x 152 mm 360pp 2 line diagrams0 521 83010 9 Hardback £40.00Publication November 2004

FORTHCOMING

The Scientific Legacyof Fred HoyleEdited by Douglas GoughUniversity of Cambridge

Fred Hoyle was a remarkable scientist,and made an immense contribution tomany important problems in astronomy.This book is based on a meeting thatwas held in recognition of his work, andcontains chapters by many of Hoyle’sscientific collaborators. It concentrateson Hoyle’s scientific legacy, andexamines the influence his research hashad on others and on advances inastronomy and cosmology. This wide-ranging overview will be valuable toestablished researchers in astrophysicsand cosmology, and also to professionalhistorians of science.

2004 247 x 174 mm 256pp 45 line diagrams 13 half-tones 2 tables0 521 82448 6 Hardback c. £40.00Publication November 2004

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From Eudoxus toEinsteinA History of MathematicalAstronomy Christopher LintonLoughborough University

Since man first looked towards theheavens, a great deal of effort has beenput into trying to predict and explainthe motions of the sun, moon, andplanets. This book describes the theoriesof planetary motion that have beendeveloped through the ages, from thehomocentric spheres of Eudoxus, toEinstein’s general theory of relativity. Itemphasises the interaction between

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progress in astronomy and inmathematics, showing how the twohave been inextricably linked sinceBabylonian times.

2004 228 x 152 mm 528pp 87 line diagrams 5 half-tones 15 tables0 521 82750 7 Hardback £65.00

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SpaceIn Science, Art and SocietyEdited by François PenzUniversity of Cambridge

Gregory RadickUniversity of Cambridge

and Robert Howell

This collection of essays exploresdifferent perceptions of space. We aretaken on a journey from the inner spaceof our minds, to the vacuum beyond ourplanet. Eight leading researchers infields ranging from the arts andhumanities to the natural sciences,discuss topics ranging from humanconsciousness to virtual reality,architecture and politics. Written in anaccessible style for a general audience.Darwin College Lectures, 15

2004 247 x 174 mm 212pp 8 line diagrams 68 half-tones 4 colour plates0 521 82376 5 Hardback £30.00

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CometographyA Catalog of CometsVolume 2: 1800–1899Gary W. Kronk

Cometography is a four-volume catalogof every comet observed throughouthistory. It is the most complete andcomprehensive collection of comet dataavailable. This volume provides acomplete discussion of every comet seenduring the nineteenth century, includingdetails of discovery, closest approachesto the Sun and Earth, paths across thesky, physical descriptions, orbitalinformation, and final observations. Itprovides amateur and professionalastronomers, as well as historians ofscience, with a definitive reference oncomets through the ages.Cometography

2004 253 x 177 mm 852pp0 521 58505 8 Hardback £120.00

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The Derveni PapyrusCosmology, Theology andInterpretationGábor BeteghCentral European University, Budapest

Gábor Betegh offers the first systematicreconstruction and analysis of theDerveni Papyrus, found in 1962, anddiscusses its significance as a documentof primary importance for a betterunderstanding of the religious andphilosophical developments of the timeof Socrates. Will appeal to classicists,philosophers and historians of religion.

2004 228 x 152 mm 452pp 1 table5 figures0 521 80108 7 Hardback £65.00

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Evolution andEcology

FORTHCOMING

The First AmericansRace, Evolution and the Originof Native AmericansJoseph F. PowellUniversity of New Mexico

The recent discoveries of 9000–12000year old skeletal remains in theAmericas have begun to change ourunderstanding of who first entered theAmericas at the end of the last Ice Age.Discoveries such as Washington state’s‘Kennewick Man’, Brazil’s ‘Luzia’, andAlaska’s ‘Prince of Wales Island Man’have challenged the archaeological andgeological status quo. The FirstAmericans explores these newdiscoveries by using racial classificationsand micro-evolutionary techniques tobetter understand the complexrelationships between the firstAmericans and living Native Indiangroups.

2005 228 x 152 mm 250pp 24 line diagrams 7 half-tones 4 tables0 521 82350 1 Hardback c. £60.000 521 53035 0 Paperback c. £30.00Publication February 2005

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Fish versus PowerAn Environmental History of theFraser RiverMatthew D. EvendenUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver

Fish versus Power is an environmentalhistory of the Fraser River (BritishColumbia) and the attempts to dam itfor power and to defend it for salmon.Amid contemporary debates over largedam development, this book offers acase study of a river basin wheredevelopment decisions did notultimately dam the river, but ratherconserved its salmon. Although the caseis local, its implications are global asEvenden explores the transnationalforces that shaped the river, and the roleof environmental change in shapingenvironmental debate.Studies in Environment and History

2004 228 x 152 mm 328pp 3 line diagrams 7 half-tones 5 tables10 maps0 521 83099 0 Hardback £40.00

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Ecological ImperialismThe Biological Expansion ofEurope, 900–1900Second editionAlfred W. CrosbyUniversity of Texas, Austin

The military successes of Europeanimperialism are easy to explain; in manycases they were a matter of firearmsagainst spears. But as Alfred Crosbyexplains in his highly original andfascinating book, the Europeans’displacement and replacement of the

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native peoples in the temperate zoneswas more a matter of biology than ofmilitary conquest. Now in a new editionwith a new preface, Crosby revisits hisnow classic work and again evaluatesthe ecological reasons for Europeanexpansion.‘In telling his very readable story, MrCrosby combines a historian’s taste forcolorful detail with a scientist’s hungerfor unifying and testablegeneralization …[He] shows that thereis more to history than kings andbattles, and more to ecology thanfruits and nuts.’The Wall Street JournalStudies in Environment and History

2004 228 x 152 mm 390pp 1 line diagram 20 half-tones 6 maps0 521 83732 4 Hardback £40.000 521 54618 4 Paperback £14.99

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Parasites, People, andPlacesEssays on Field ParasitologyGerald W. EschWake Forest University, North Carolina

In this fascinating collection of essayson field parasitology, Gerald Eschdescribes scientists, the organisms theywork on and the places where theyoccur. Taken together, the essaysrepresent a beautifully written accountof the development of an entire field ofscientific endeavour spanning a periodof 50 years or more.

2004 228 x 152 mm 250pp 5 line diagrams 45 half-tones 50 figures0 521 81549 5 Hardback £45.000 521 89457 3 Paperback £17.99

JOURNAL

The British Journal forthe History of SciencePublished for the BritishSociety for the History ofScience

This leading international journalpublishes scholarly papers and reviewarticles on all aspects of the history ofscience. History of science is interpretedwidely to include medicine, technologyand social studies of science. Recentspecial issues include history of sciencesources available on the World WideWeb, book history and the sciences.BJHS papers make important and livelycontributions to scholarship and thejournal has been an essential libraryresource for more than thirty years. It isalso used extensively by historians andscholars in related fields.Subscriptions

Volume 38 in 2005: March, June, Septemberand DecemberInstitutions print and electronic: £125/$204Institutions electronic only: £108/$177Institutions print only: £116/$190Special arrangements exist for members ofBritish Society for the History of Science.Print ISSN 0007-0874Electronic ISSN 1474-001X

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JOURNAL

Science in ContextScience in Context is devotedto the study of the sciencesfrom the points of view ofcomparative epistemology and historicalsociology of scientific knowledge. Thejournal is committed to aninterdisciplinary approach to the studyof science and its cultural development– it does not segregate considerationsdrawn from history, philosophy andsociology. Controversies within scientificknowledge and debates aboutmethodology are presented in theircontexts.Subscriptions

Volume 18 in 2005: Spring, Summer, Autumnand WinterInstitutions print and electronic: £128/$206Institutions electronic only: £107/$173Institutions print only: £116/$186Individuals print only: £47/$74Print ISSN 0269-8897Electronic ISSN 1474-0664

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Journal of BiosocialScienceJournal of Biosocial Science isa leading journal in the fieldof biosocial science, thecommon ground between biology andsociology. It is an essential referenceguide for all biological and socialscientists working in such areas asreproduction and its control,gerontology, ecology, genetics, appliedpsychology, sociology, education,criminology, demography, health andepidemiology. Publishing originalresearch papers, short reports, reviews,lectures and book reviews, the journalalso includes a Debate section whichencourages comments on specificarticles, with subsequent response fromthe original author.Subscriptions

Volume 37 in 2005: January, March, May, July,September and NovemberInstitutions print and electronic: £170/$280Institutions electronic only: £145/$234Institutions print only: £160/$256Biosocial Society, Galton Institute: £36/$58British Society for Population Studies, Societyfor the Study of Human Biology, InternationalAssociation of Human Biologists: £50/$80Print ISSN 0021-9320Electronic ISSN 1469-7599

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History ofMedicine

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Medicine andPhilosophy in ClassicalAntiquityDoctors and Philosophers onNature, Soul, Health and DiseasePhilip J. van der EijkUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne

This collection brings together Professorvan der Eijk’s previously-publishedessays on the close connections thatexisted between medicine andphilosophy throughout classicalantiquity. Hippocrates, Galen and othermedical authors elaboratedphilosophical methods such as causalexplanation, definition and division, andapplied key concepts such as the notionof nature to their understanding of thehuman body. The role of keyphilosophical figures such as Aristotle inthe history of medicine is also explored.The essays, some translated into Englishfor the first time, provide a significantsurvey of the topic.

2005 228 x 152 mm 350pp0 521 81800 1 Hardback c. £50.00Publication April 2005

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Biomedicine and theHuman ConditionChallenges, Risks and RewardsMichael SargentNational Institute for Medical Research, London

How to avoid disease, how to breedsuccessfully, and how to live to areasonable age are questions that haveperplexed humankind throughouthistory. This book explores our progressin understanding these challenges, andthe risks and rewards of our attempts tofind solutions. The issues coveredinclude reproduction, the developmentof human progeny from conception toadulthood, staying healthy, ageing,cancer, infection and the burden of ourgenetic legacy. The author discussestraditional and more recent approachesto these problems and also debates theethical checkpoints encountered.

2005 228 x 152 mm 376pp 7 line diagrams 5 tables0 521 83366 3 Hardback c. £40.000 521 54148 4 Paperback c. £18.99Publication March 2005

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Medicine, Science, andMerckRoy VagelosThe Johns Hopkins University

and Louis GalambosThe Johns Hopkins University

In Medicine, Science, and Merck, theauthors trace the careers of a son ofGreek immigrants as he mastered threeprofessions and ultimately became theChief Executive Officer of America’smost admired corporation – themultinational, pharmaceutical giant,

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Merck & Co., Inc. As the authors show,there was hope even for a wise-crackingkid living through the hard times of the1930s. Education brought out thescholar in Roy Vagelos, who left hisfamily’s small restaurant to attend theUniversity of Pennsylvania, Columbia’sMedical School, and MassachusettsGeneral Hospital in Boston. At NIH, hemastered biochemistry; at WashingtonUniversity he became a distinguishedscience administrator; and at Merck, heheaded the pharmaceutical industry’smost innovative laboratory and thenbecame its CEO. Throughout, he neverlost touch with his family values, hisintense desire to help others, or his faithin the partnership principle and thecompetition that makes it work.

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SECOND EDITION

America’s ForgottenPandemicThe Influenza of 1918Second editionAlfred W. CrosbyUniversity of Texas, Austin

Between August 1918 and March 1919the Spanish influenza claimed over 25million lives – more people thanperished in the fighting of the FirstWorld War. In this vivid narrative, AlfredW. Crosby recounts the course of thepandemic, measures its impact onAmerican society, and probes thecurious loss of national memory of thiscataclysmic event. In a new edition, witha new preface discussing the recentoutbreaks of diseases, including the

Asian flu and the SARS epidemic,America’s Forgotten Pandemic remainsboth prescient and relevant.

2003 228 x 152 mm 352pp 3 line diagrams 9 tables 1 map0 521 83394 9 Hardback £42.500 521 54175 1 Paperback £15.99

The CambridgeHistorical Dictionary ofDiseaseEdited by Kenneth F. KipleBowling Green State University, Ohio

This dictionary comprises a history anddescription of the world’s majordiseases in chapters that are organizedalphabetically from ‘Acquired ImmuneDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)’ to ‘YellowFever’. With contributions from over 100medical and social scientists, this is atruly interdisciplinary history of medicineand human disease.

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What Makes BiologyUnique?Considerations on the Autonomyof a Scientific DisciplineErnst MayrHarvard University, Massachusetts

A collection of revised, collected, andnew essays written by Ernst Mayr intime for his 100th birthday. Mayr, themost eminent evolutionary biologist ofthe past century, explores biology as anautonomous science, offers insights onthe history of evolutionary thought,critiques the contributions of philosophyto the science of biology, and commentson several of the major ongoing issuesin evolutionary theory. Notably, heexplains that Darwin’s theory ofevolution is actually five separatetheories, each with its own history,trajectory and impact. He points out thata number of the perennial Darwiniancontroversies may well have beencaused by the confounding of the fiveseparate theories into a singlecomposite. Those interested inevolutionary theory, or the philosophyand history of science will find usefulideas in this book, which should appealto virtually anyone with a broadcuriosity about biology.‘In this first book of the second centuryof his long career, the biologist ErnstMayr at age 100 has given us hisreflections on the most interesting andimportant questions about life: whyliving things can’t be understood just

as very complex machines, howhumans evolved, why we haven’t yetcommunicated with anyextraterrestrials, and others. Writtenwith a clarity and vigor that shine fromevery page, this book is bestsummarized in one word: exciting!’Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography, UCLA,author of Guns, Germs and Steel (Pulitzer Prize,1998)

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The Philosophy ofBiologyAn Episodic HistoryMarjorie GreneVirginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity

and David DepewUniversity of Iowa

Is life different from the non-living? Ifso, how? And how, in that case, doesbiology as the study of living thingsdiffer from other sciences? Thesequestions are traced through anexploration of episodes in the history ofbiology and philosophy.The Evolution of Modern Philosophy

2004 228 x 152 mm 440pp 2 line diagrams0 521 64371 6 Hardback £45.000 521 64380 5 Paperback £19.99Publication September 2004

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Darwinian HeresiesEdited by Abigail LustigMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Robert J. RichardsUniversity of Chicago

and Michael RuseFlorida State University

Some of today’s leading historians andphilosophers of science trace the historyof evolutionary thought, and challengemany of the assumptions that have builtup over the years. It is suggested thatDarwin’s true roots lie in Germany, nothis native England, that Russianevolutionism is more significant thanmany are prepared to allow, and thatthe true influence on twentieth-centuryevolution biology was not CharlesDarwin at all, but his contemporary,Herbert Spencer. The collection isguaranteed to interest, to excite, toinfuriate, and to stimulate further work.

2004 228 x 152 mm 208pp0 521 81516 9 Hardback £40.00Publication October 2004

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The Evolution ofDarwinismSelection, Adaptation andProgress in Evolutionary BiologyTimothy ShanahanLoyola Marymount University, California

The Evolution of Darwinism focuses onthree issues of debate in Darwin’stheory of evolution – the nature ofselection, the nature and scope ofadaptation, and the question ofevolutionary progress. It traces thevarying interpretations to which theseissues were subjected from the

beginning and the fierce contemporarydebates still raging on. Written in a clearand non-technical style, this book willbe of use as a textbook for students inthe philosophy of science who need tobecome familiar with the background tothe contemporary debates aboutevolution.

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Can a Darwinian be aChristian?The Relationship betweenScience and ReligionMichael RuseFlorida State University

Can someone who accepts Darwin’stheory of natural selection subscribe atthe same time to the basic tenets ofChristianity? Adopting a balancedperspective on the subject, Michael Ruseargues that, although it is at timesdifficult for a Darwinian to embraceChristian belief, it is by no meansinconceivable. Writing with verve andavoiding technical jargon, Michael Rusehas produced an important contributionto a sometimes overheated debate foranyone interested in, and perhaps eventroubled by these issues, who seeks aninformed and judicious guide.

2004 228 x 152 mm 256pp 11 half-tones0 521 63716 3 Paperback £13.99Publication September 2004

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FORTHCOMING

Genes and the Agentsof LifeRobert WilsonUniversity of Alberta

This book undertakes to rethink theplace of the individual in the biologicalsciences, drawing parallels with thecognitive and social sciences. It includeshighly accessible discussions of geneticencoding, species and natural kinds, andpluralism above the levels of selection,drawing on work from across thebiological sciences. The book is acompanion to the author’s Boundariesof the Mind, also available fromCambridge, where the focus is thecognitive sciences. It will appeal toprofessionals and students inphilosophy, biology, and the history ofscience.

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Boundaries of theMindRobert WilsonUniversity of Alberta

Where does the mind begin and end?Most philosophers and cognitivescientists take the view that the mind isbounded by the skull or skin of theindividual. Robert Wilson, in thisprovocative and challenging new book,provides the foundations for the viewthat the mind extends beyond theboundary of the individual. Written withverve and clarity, this ambitious book

will appeal to a broad swathe ofprofessionals and students inphilosophy, psychology, cognitivescience, and the history of thebehavioural and human sciences.

2004 228 x 152 mm 392pp 13 line diagrams 2 half-tones0 521 83645 X Hardback £40.000 521 54494 7 Paperback £16.99Publication September 2004

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The Philosophy of KarlPopperHerbert KeuthEberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany

This is a systematic exposition ofPopper’s philosophy covering in part 1the philosophy of science, in part 2 thesocial philosophy, and in part 3 the latermetaphysics, in particular the theses tosolve indeterminism/determinism andmind/body problems, and the famousidea of a third world of objectivethought. This book is morecomprehensive than any currentintroduction to Popper. Its perspicuousstructure and lucid exposition shouldensure that it could be used in coursesin both the philosophy of science andthe philosophy of social science.

2004 228 x 152 mm 384pp0 521 83946 7 Hardback £45.000 521 54830 6 Paperback £18.99Publication December 2004



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Popper, Otto Selz andthe Rise OfEvolutionaryEpistemologyMichel Ter HarkRijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands

This groundbreaking book is about KarlPopper’s early writings before he beganhis career as a philosopher. The purposeof the book is to demonstrate thatPopper’s philosophy of science, with itsemphasis on the method of trial anderror, is largely based on the psychologyof Otto Selz, whose theory of problemsolving and scientific discovery laid thefoundation for much of contemporarycognitive psychology. The bookconcludes with a reinterpretation ofPopper’s theory of the mind-bodyproblem, emphasizing its contemporaryrelevance.


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The CambridgeCompanion to QuineEdited by Roger F. Gibson Jr.Washington University, St Louis

W. V. Quine (1908–2000) was quitesimply the most distinguished analyticphilosopher of the later half of thetwentieth century. His celebrated attackon the analytic/synthetic traditionheralded a major shift away from theviews of language descended fromlogical positivism. His most importantbook, Word and Object, introduced theconcept of indeterminacy of radical

translation, a bleak view of the natureof the language with which we ascribethoughts and beliefs to ourselves andothers.Cambridge Companions to Philosophy


NEW EDITION

Immanuel Kant:Prolegomena to AnyFuture MetaphysicsThat Will Be Able to ComeForward as Science: WithSelections from the Critique ofPure ReasonSecond editionEdited and translated by GaryHatfieldUniversity of Pennsylvania

This new, revised edition of Kant’sProlegomena includes selections fromthe Critique of Pure Reason (which fillout and explicate some of Kant’s centralarguments), together with the firstreviews of the Critique, to which Kantresponded in the Prolegomena.Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy



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Kant: MetaphysicalFoundations of NaturalScienceEdited by Michael FriedmanStanford University, California

Kant was centrally concerned withissues in the philosophy of naturalscience throughout his career. TheMetaphysical Foundations of NaturalScience presents his most maturereflections on these themes in thecontext of both his ‘critical’ philosophy,presented in the Critique of PureReason, and the natural science of histime. This volume presents a newtranslation which is especially clear andaccurate, together with an historical andphilosophical introduction and a guideto further reading.Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy

2004 228 x 152 mm 159pp 5 figures0 521 83616 6 Hardback £32.500 521 54475 0 Paperback £10.99Publication September 2004

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Philosophical Historyand the Problem ofConsciousnessAn Investigation in thePhilosophy of MindPaul M. LivingstonVillanova University, Pennsylvania

The problem of explaining consciousnesstoday remains a problem about themeaning of language: the ordinarylanguage of consciousness in which wedefine and express our sensations,thoughts, dreams and memories. Thisbook argues that the contemporary

problem arises from a quest that hastaken shape over the twentieth century,and that the analysis of history providesnew resources for understanding andresolving it. Paul Livingston traces thedevelopment of the characteristicpractices of analytic philosophy toproblems about the relationship ofexperience to linguistic meaning.

2004 228 x 152 mm 296pp 2 line diagrams0 521 83820 7 Hardback £45.00Publication September 2004

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UnderstandingPhenomenalConsciousnessWilliam S. RobinsonIowa State University

Understanding PhenomenalConsciousness focuses on sensoryexperience and perception qualities topresent a dualistic view of the mind,called Qualitative Event Realism, thatgoes against the dominant materialistviews. This theory is relevant to thedevelopment of a science ofconsciousness which is now beingpursued not only by philosophers but byresearchers in psychology and the brainsciences. This provocative book willinterest students and professionals whowork in the philosophy of mind and willalso have cross-disciplinary appeal incognitive psychology and the brainsciences.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy




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New Essays on theHistory of AutonomyNatalie BrenderWesleyan University, Connecticut

and Larry KrasnoffCollege of Charleston, South Carolina

Kantian autonomy is often thought tobe independent of time and place, but J.B. Schneewind in his landmark study,The Invention of Autonomy, has shownthat there is much to be learned bysetting Kant’s moral philosophy in thecontext of the history of modern moralphilosophy. The distinguished authors inthe collection continue Schneewind’sproject by relating Kant’s work to thehistorical context of his predecessorsand to the empirical context of humanagency. This will be a valuable resourcefor professionals and advancedstudents.

2004 228 x 152 mm 224pp0 521 82835 X Hardback £45.00

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Debating DesignFrom Darwin to DNAEdited by William DembskiBaylor University, Texas

and Michael RuseFlorida State University

This volume provides a comprehensiveand even-handed overview of thedebate concerning biological origins.This has been a controversial debateever since Darwin published The Originof Species in 1859. Invariably the sourceof controversy has been design. In thisunique survey leading figures in thedebate argue for their respective

positions in a non-technical, accessiblestyle. Readers are thus invited to drawtheir own conclusions. Two introductoryessays furnish a historical overview ofthe debate.

2004 228 x 152 mm 424pp 5 half-tones1 table0 521 82949 6 Hardback £35.00Publication September 2004

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Plato’s NaturalPhilosophyA Study of the Timaeus-CritiasThomas Kjeller JohansenUniversity of Edinburgh

Plato’s dialogue the Timaeus-Critiaspresents two connected accounts: thefamous story of Atlantis and its defeatby ancient Athens, and the story of thecreation of the cosmos by a divinecraftsman. This book explains, for thefirst time, the connection between thesetwo stories on a teleological ground,that is, regarding them as accounts ofhow things happen for the best. Thebook interprets the Timaeus as animportant stage in the development ofthe Aristotelian tradition of naturalphilosophy, whilst tackling many of thedialogue’s puzzles.

2004 228 x 152 mm 224pp0 521 79067 0 Hardback £45.00


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The Evidence for theTop QuarkObjectivity and Bias inCollaborative ExperimentationKent W. StaleySt Louis University, Missouri

The Evidence for the Top Quark offersboth a historical and philosophicalperspective on an important recentdiscovery in particle physics: the firstevidence for the elementary particleknown as the top quark. Drawing onpublished reports, oral histories, andinternal documents from the largecollaboration that performed theexperiment, Kent Staley explores indetail the controversies and politics thatsurrounded this major scientific result.At the same time the book seeks todefend an objective theory of scientificevidence based on error probabilities.‘… a significant contribution to thehistory and philosophy of bothexperiment and science.’Allen Franklin, University of Colorado at Boulder,author of The Neglect of Experiment

2004 228 x 152 mm 360pp 11 line diagrams 28 half-tones 5 tables0 521 82710 8 Hardback £45.00

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Quantum Theory as anEmergentPhenomenonStephen AdlerInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NewJersey

Quantum mechanics is our mostsuccessful physical theory. However, itraises conceptual issues that haveperplexed physicists and philosophers of

science for decades. This book developsa new approach, based on the proposalthat quantum theory is not a complete,final theory, but in fact an emergentphenomenon arising from a deeper levelof dynamics.

2004 247 x 174 mm 240pp 2 figures0 521 83194 6 Hardback £40.00

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Science and UltimateRealityQuantum Theory, Cosmology,and ComplexityEdited by John D. BarrowUniversity of Cambridge

Paul C. W. DaviesMacquarie University, Sydney

and Charles L. Harper, JrJohn Templeton Foundation

This volume provides a fascinatingsnapshot of the future of physics. Itcomprises contributions from leadingthinkers in the field, inspired by thepioneering work of John Wheeler.Quantum theory represents a unifyingtheme within the book, covering topicssuch as the nature of physical reality,cosmic inflation, the arrow of time,models of the universe, superstrings,quantum gravity and cosmology.Attempts to formulate a final unificationof physics are discussed, along with theexistence of hidden dimensions ofspace, hidden cosmic matter, and thestrange world of quantum technology.

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NEW EDITION

Speakable andUnspeakable inQuantum MechanicsCollected Papers on QuantumPhilosophySecond editionJ. S. BellIntroduction by Alain Aspect

John Bell, FRS was one of the leadingexpositors and interpreters of modernquantum theory. His work played amajor role in the development of ourcurrent understanding of the profoundnature of quantum concepts. This bookincludes all of John Bell’s published andunpublished papers in the field,including two papers that appearedafter the first edition was published. Thebook includes a Preface written for thefirst edition, and an introduction byAlain Aspect that puts into context Bell’senormous contribution to the quantumphilosophy debate.From reviews of the first edition:‘… a timely and immensely valuablebook … much of [it] is so good that itsurely could not be bettered.’New Scientist


Symmetries in PhysicsPhilosophical ReflectionsEdited by Katherine BradingWolfson College, Oxford

and Elena CastellaniUniversità degli Studi, Florence

Symmetry considerations dominatemodern fundamental physics, both inquantum theory and in relativity. Thisbook brings together currentphilosophical discussions of symmetry inphysics, highlighting the main issuesand controversies, and providing anentry into the subject for both physicistsand philosophers. It covers topical issuessuch as the significance of gaugesymmetry, particle identity in quantumtheory, how to make sense of parityviolation, the role of symmetry-breaking,the empirical status of symmetryprinciples, and so forth, along with moretraditional problems in the philosophy ofscience. These include the status of thelaws of nature, the relationshipsbetween mathematics, physical theory,and the world, and the extent to whichmathematics dictates physics. A valuablereference for students and researchers, itwill also be of interest to those studyingthe foundations of physics, philosophyof physics and philosophy of science.



Cambridge Studies inPhilosophy andBiologySeries Editor: Michael RuseUniversity of Guelph

This major series publishes the very bestwork in the philosophy of biology.Interdisciplinary in character, the seriesextends across the broadest range oftopics: evolutionary theory, populationgenetics, molecular biology, ecology,human biology, systematics, and more.A special welcome is given tocontributions treating significantadvances in biological theory andpractice, such as those that emergefrom the Human Genome Project. At the same time, due emphasisis given to the historical context of thesubject, and there is an important placefor projects that support philosophicalclaims with historical case studies.

FORTHCOMING

The Philosophy ofExperimental BiologyMarcel WeberUniversität Hannover, Germany

Philosophy of Experimental Biologyexplores some central philosophicalissues concerning scientific research inmodern experimental biology, includinggenetics, biochemistry, molecularbiology, developmental biology,neurobiology, and microbiology.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

2004 228 x 152 mm 376pp 13 half-tones 7 tables0 521 82945 3 Hardback £45.00Publication October 2004

FORTHCOMING

Philosophy andBiodiversityEdited by Markku OksanenUniversity of Kuopio, Finland

and Juhani PietarinenUniversity of Turku, Finland

This important collection focuses on thenature and importance of biodiversity.The concept is clarified and its intrinsicand instrumental value is discussed. Thebook will be of interest to philosophersof science and biologists, but also toanyone interested in conservation andthe environment.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

2004 228 x 152 mm 256pp 11 line diagrams 3 half-tones0 521 80430 2 Hardback £45.00Publication October 2004

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Information andMeaning inEvolutionary ProcessesWilliam F. HarmsUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver

Using evolutionary theory as the key tothe naturalization of epistemology,William Harms seeks to develop thetools necessary to transform thephilosophical study of knowledge into aproper scientific discipline. This book willappeal to students and professionals inepistemology and the philosophy ofscience.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

2004 228 x 152 mm 280pp 34 line diagrams 8 tables0 521 81514 2 Hardback £45.00



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Embryology,Epigenesis andEvolutionTaking Development SeriouslyJason Scott RobertDalhousie University, Nova Scotia

This book explores the nature ofdevelopment against current trends inbiological theory and practice and looksat the interrelations betweendevelopment and evolution, an area ofresurgent biological interest. Clearlywritten, it should be of interest tostudents and professionals in thephilosophy of science and thephilosophy of biology.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

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Natural Kinds andConceptual ChangeJoseph LaPorteHope College, Michigan

Joseph LaPorte argues that scientistshave found that sentences about naturalkinds were vague in the language ofearlier speakers and they have refinedthe meanings of these terms to makethe sentences true. In the process,however, they have also changed themeaning of these terms.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

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The Evolution ofReasonLogic as a Branch of BiologyWilliam S. CooperUniversity of California, Berkeley

In this book, William S. Cooper outlinesa theory of rationality in which logicallaw emerges as an intrinsic aspect ofevolutionary biology. This biologicalperspective on logic, though at presentunorthodox, could change traditionalideas about the reasoning process.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

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The Science of theStruggle for ExistenceOn the Foundations of EcologyGregory J. CooperWashington and Lee University, Virginia

This book is the first examination inalmost a decade of issues in thephilosophy of ecology that have been asource of controversy since theemergence of ecology as an explicitscientific discipline.Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology



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Arabic Sciences andPhilosophyA Historical Journal

This international journal isdevoted to the history of theArabic sciences, mathematics,and philosophy in the world of Islambetween the eighth and the eighteenthcenturies in a cross-cultural context. Itpublishes original studies of the higheststandard on the history of thesedisciplines as well as studies of theinter-relations between Arabic sciencesand philosophy, and Greek, Indian,Chinese, Latin, Byzantine, Syriac, andHebrew sciences and philosophy.Subscriptions

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Modern IntellectualHistoryLaunched in 2004, thisimportant new journal willserve as a focal point andforum for scholarship on intellectualhistory and related fields in culturalhistory from 1650 onwards, withprimary attention to Europe and theUnited States but also to transnationaldevelopments that encompass the non-West. MIH will enquire into this era’sintellectual discourses and texts, theircontextual origins and reception, andthe recovery of their historical meanings.The term “texts” will encompass variousforms of intellectual and culturalexpression, including political thought,philosophy, religion, literature, the socialsciences, the natural sciences, and thevisual arts.Subscriptions

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Author andTitle Index1702 Chair of Chemistry at Cambridge,

The ......................................................3

AAdler, Stephen ......................................25Alfred Tarski............................................8Allen, Garland E. ..................................11America's Forgotten Pandemic ..............18Anderson, Marlow ................................10Archer, Mary ...........................................3Archimedes.............................................9Architecture and Mathematics in

Ancient Egypt ......................................9Archytas of Tarentum ..............................9Aspect, Alain ........................................26

BBarrow, John D. ....................................25Becker, Peter ...........................................4Bell, J. S. ...............................................26Berlinghoff, William P. ...........................10Betegh, Gábor ......................................13Biomedicine and the Human Condition ...17Boundaries of the Mind ........................21Brading, Katherine ................................26Brender, Natalie ....................................24Brown, Louis...................................11, 12

CCambridge Companion to Quine, The ....22Cambridge Historical Dictionary of

Disease, The .......................................18Cambridge History of Science, The...........6Can a Darwinian be a Christian? ..........20Cantor, Geoffrey .....................................4Castellani, Elena ...................................26Centennial History of the Carnegie

Institution of Washington .............11, 12Cometography ......................................13Cooper, Gregory J. ................................28

Cooper, William S..................................28Craig, Patricia .................................11, 12Criminals and their Scientists ..................4Crosby, Alfred W. ............................14, 18

DDardo, Mauro .........................................6Darwinian Heresies ...............................20Davies, Paul C. W. .................................25Dawson, Gowan .....................................4Debating Design ...................................24Dembski, William .................................24Depew, David .......................................19Derveni Papyrus, The .............................13Disappearance of the Social in American

Social Psychology, The ..........................5Discovery of Subatomic Particles, The ......6Dunnington, G. Waldo...........................10

EEcological Imperialism...........................14Elvin, Mark .............................................2Embryology, Epigenesis and Evolution ...28Esch, Gerald W......................................15Evenden, Matthew D. ...........................14Evidence for the Top Quark, The ............25Evolution of Darwinism, The..................20Evolution of Reason, The.......................28

FFeferman, Anita Burdman .......................8Feferman, Solomon .................................8First Americans, The ..............................14Fish versus Power .................................14Friedman, Michael ................................23From Eudoxus to Einstein......................12Frontinus ................................................8Frontinus: De Aquaeductu Urbis Romae....8

GGalambos, Louis ...................................17Gauss ...................................................10Genes and the Agents of Life ................21Gibson Jr., Roger F. ...............................22

30 Author and Title Index

Glitz, Marie.....................................11, 12Gooday, G. J. N. ......................................7Gooday, Graeme.....................................4Gough, Douglas....................................12Gouvea, Fernando.................................10Gray, Jeremy .........................................10Greenwood, John D. ...............................5Grene, Marjorie.....................................19

HHaley, Christopher...................................3Harms, William F. ..................................27Harper, Jr, Charles L. .............................25Hatfield, Gary .......................................22Heavenly Writing, The ...........................12History of Nerve Functions, A ..................5Howell, Robert......................................13Huang, Ray.............................................2Huffman, Carl .........................................9

IImmanuel Kant: Prolegomena to Any

Future Metaphysics ............................22Information and Meaning in

Evolutionary Processes .......................27

KKant, Immanuel ....................................22Kant: Metaphysical Foundations of

Natural Science..................................23Katz, Victor ...........................................10Kerr, Rose ...............................................2Keuth, Herbert ......................................21Kiple, Kenneth F. ...................................18Kjeller Johansen, Thomas ......................24Knowledge and Competitive Advantage ...7Krasnoff, Larry.......................................24Kronk, Gary W. .....................................13

LLaPorte, Joseph ....................................28Linton, Christopher ...............................12Livingston, Paul M. ...............................23Lustig, Abigail .......................................20

MMaienschein, Jane...........................11, 12Math through the Ages.........................10Mayr, Ernst ...........................................19Medicine and Philosophy in Classical

Antiquity............................................17Medicine, Science, and Merck ...............17Morals of Measurement, The...................7Murmann, Johann Peter ..........................7

NNatural Kinds and Conceptual Change..28Needham, Joseph ...................................2Netz, Reviel ............................................9New Essays on the History of

Autonomy..........................................24Noakes, Richard......................................4Nobel Laureates and Twentieth-Century

Physics.................................................6

OOchs, Sidney ...........................................5Oksanen, Markku .................................27

PParasites, People, and Places .................15Penz, François .......................................13Philosophical History and the Problem

of Consciousness ...............................23Philosophy and Biodiversity...................27Philosophy of Biology, The.....................19Philosophy of Experimental Biology, The..27Philosophy of Karl Popper, The ..............21Pietarinen, Juhani .................................27Plato's Natural Philosophy ....................24Popper, Otto Selz and the Rise Of

Evolutionary Epistemology..................22Porter, Theodore M..................................6Powell, Joseph F....................................14Preston, Claire ........................................3

QQuantum Theory as an Emergent

Phenomenon .....................................25

31Author and Title Index


RRadick, Gregory ....................................13Richards, Robert J. ................................20Rieger, Bernhard .....................................7Robert, Jason Scott ...............................28Robinson, Kenneth Girdwood..................2Robinson, William S. .............................23Rochberg, Francesca .............................12Rodgers, R. H..........................................8Ross, Dorothy .........................................6Rossi, Corinna ........................................9Ruse, Michael .................................20, 24

SSandage, Allan................................11, 12Sargent, Michael...................................17Science and Civilisation in China.............2Science and Ultimate Reality .................25Science in the Nineteenth-Century

Periodical.............................................4Science of the Struggle for Existence,

The ....................................................28Science, Reading, and Renaissance

Literature .............................................5Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle, The .......12Shanahan, Timothy ...............................20Sherlock Holmes in Babylon and Other

Tales of Mathematical History ............10Shuttleworth, Sally ..................................4Space ...................................................13Speakable and Unspeakable in

Quantum Mechanics ..........................26Spiller, Elizabeth......................................5Staley, Kent W.......................................25Symmetries in Physics ...........................26

TTechnology and the Culture of Modernity

in Britain and Germany, 1890–1945 ....7Ter Hark, Michel ...................................22Thomas Browne and the Writing of

Early Modern Science...........................3Topham, Jonathan R. ..............................4Transformation of Mathematics in the

Early Mediterranean World, The............9

UUnderstanding Phenomenal

Consciousness ...................................23

VVagelos, Roy .........................................17van der Eijk, Philip J. .............................17

WWeber, Marcel ......................................27Weinberg, Steven....................................6Wetzell, Richard F. ..................................4What Makes Biology Unique? ...............19Wilson, Robert ......................................21Wilson, Robin .......................................10Wood, Nigel ...........................................2Works of Archimedes, The .......................9

YYoder, Hatten S. ..............................11, 12

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New for 2004/5Centennial History of the Carnegie Institutionof Washington

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