The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars.* Provides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field* Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science* Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field* Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry* Includes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters* Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field

About the Editor viiiAbout the Contributors ixAcknowledgements xviIntroduction 1Bernard Lightman1 Historiography of the History of Science 7Lynn K. NyhartPart I Roles 232 Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle Ages 25Nathan Sidoli3 Go-Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural Translators 39Kapil Raj4 The Alchemist 58Tara Nummedal5 The Natural Philosopher 71Peter Dear6 The Natural Historian 84Kristin Johnson7 Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and Artisans 97Iwan Rhys Morus8 Scientific illustrators 111Valérie Chansigaud9 The Human Experimental Subject 126Anita Guerrini10 Amateurs 139Katherine Pandora11 The Man of Science 153Paul White12 The Professional Scientist 164Cyrus C. M. ModyPart II Places and Spaces 17913 The Medieval University 181Steven J. Livesey14 The Observatory 196Robert W. Smith15 The Court 210Bruce T. Moran16 Academies and Societies 224Denise Phillips17 Museums and Botanical Gardens 238Lukas Rieppel18 Domestic Space 252Donald L. Opitz19 Commercial Science 268Paul Lucier20 The Field 282Robert E. Kohler and Jeremy Vetter21 The Laboratory 296Catherine M. Jackson22 Modern School and University 310Heike JönsPart III Communication 32923 Manuscripts 331Joyce van Leeuwen24 The Printing Press 344Nick Wilding25 Correspondence Networks 358Brian Ogilvie26 Translations 372Marwa Elshakry and Carla Nappi27 Journals and Periodicals 387Aileen Fyfe28 Textbooks 400Josep Simon29 Lectures 414Diarmid A. Finnegan30 Film, Radio, and Television 428David A. KirbyPart IV Tools of Science 44331 Timing Devices 445Rory McEvoy32 Weights and Measures 459Hector Vera33 Calculating Devices and Computers 472Matthew L. Jones34 Specimens and Collections 488Mary E. Sunderland35 Recording Devices 500Jimena Canales36 Microscopes 515Boris Jardine37 Telescopes 530Jim Bennett38 Prisms, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, and Gratings 543Klaus Hentschel39 Diagrams 557Charlotte Bigg40 Three Dimensional Models 572Joshua Nall and Liba TaubIndex 587