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 EditorAbout the ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroductionBernard Lightman1. Historiography of the History of ScienceLynn NyhartPART 1 ROLES2. Learned Man and Woman in Antiquity and the Middle AgesNathan Sidoli3. Go-Betweens, Travelers, and Cultural TranslatorsKapil Raj4. The AlchemistTara Nummedal5. The Natural PhilosopherPeter Dear6. The Natural HistorianKristin Johnson7. Invisible Technicians, Instrument Makers, and ArtisansIwan Rhys Morus8. Scientific illustratorsValérie Chansigaud9. The Human Experimental SubjectAnita Guerrini10. AmateursKatherine Pandora11. The Man of SciencePaul White12. The Professional ScientistCyrus C. M. ModyPART II PLACES AND SPACES13. The Medieval UniversitySteven J. Livesey14. The ObservatoryRobert W. Smith15. The CourtBruce T. Moran16. Academies and SocietiesDenise Phillips17. Museums and Botanical GardensLukas Rieppel18. Domestic SpaceDonald L. Opitz19. Commercial SciencePaul Lucier20. The FieldRobert Kohler and Jeremy Vetter21. The LaboratoryCatherine M. Jackson22. Modern School and UniversityHeike JönsPART III COMMUNICATION23. ManuscriptsJoyce van Leeuwen24. The Printing PressNick Wilding25. Correspondence NetworksBrian Ogilvie26. TranslationsMarwa Elshakry and Carla Nappi27. Journals and PeriodicalsAileen Fyfe28. TextbooksJosep Simon29. LecturesDiarmid A. Finnegan30. Film, Radio, and TelevisionDavid A. KirbyPART IV "TOOLS" OF SCIENCE31. Timing DevicesRory McEvoy32. Weights and MeasuresHector Vera33. Calculating Devices and ComputersMatthew L. Jones34. Specimens and CollectionsMary E. Sunderland35. Recording DevicesJimena Canales36. MicroscopesBoris Jardine37. TelescopesJim Bennett38. Prisms, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, and GratingsKlaus Hentschel39. DiagramsCharlotte Bigg40. Three Dimensional ModelsJoshua Nall and Liba TaubIndex