Dictionary of the history of science

William F. Bynum, E. J. Browne, Roy Porter (eds)

Palgrave Macmillan - Basingstoke

1981

A dictionary devoted to the history of scientific ideas. Organised alphabetically by concept, it contains more than 700 entries explaining the origins, meaning and significance of the chief theories and ideas that have contributed to the development of science, including medicine, mathematics and the human sciences.