Annals of Science, Volume 66, Issue 4 (2009)

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Degeneration under the Microscope at the fin se siècle
Christopher Lawrence
Pages: 455-471
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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The Origins of Gaslight Technology in Eighteenth-Century Pneumatic Chemistry
Leslie Tomory
Pages: 473-496
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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‘… not fundamental in a state of full civilization’: The Sociedad Astronómica de Barcelona (1910–1921) and its Popularization Programme
Agustí Nieto-Galan
Pages: 497-528
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Contemporary History of Cosmology and the Controversy over the Multiverse
Helge Kragh
Pages: 529-551
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Essay Review

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A Skeleton's ‘Biography’
David Oldroyd
Pages: 553-558
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Medicine and Health

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Medieval Islamic Medicine
Guy Attewell
Pages: 559-561
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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From Witchcraft to Wisdom: A History of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the British Isles
Richard Barnett
Pages: 561-563
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Instruments and Measurement

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Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution
Alice N. Walters
Pages: 563-565
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Après Gassendi: son influence et sa réputation, essai, avec l'histoire des collections scientifiques et un catalogue des instruments et appareils concernant les sciences exactes appartenant au Musée Gassandi à Digne-les-Bains
Jim Bennett
Pages: 565-566
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Natural History

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Inventing the Indigenous: Local Knowledge and Natural History in Early Modern Europe
Carla Nappi
Pages: 566-568
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Editions and Selections

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The Papers of Joseph Henry
Iwan Rhys Morus
Pages: 568-570
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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The Boyle Papers: Understanding the Manuscripts of Robert Boyle
Victor D. Boantza
Pages: 570-572
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Earth Sciences

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Four Centuries of Geological Travel: The Search for Knowledge on Foot, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel
David Branagan
Pages: 572-575
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Biographies

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Suffer and Survive: Gas Attacks, Miners’ Canaries, Spacesuits and the Bends: The Extreme Life of Dr. J.S. Haldane
Steve Sturdy
Pages: 575-578
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Aufrecht im Sturm der Zeit. Der Physiker James Franck 1882–1964
Klaus Hentschel
Pages: 578-580
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Social Aspects of Science

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Figuring it Out: Science, Gender, and Visual Culture
Roger Cooter
Pages: 580-582
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: General: Edited Works

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The Artificial and the Natural: An Evolving Polarity
Donald R. Franceschetti
Pages: 582-584
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Astronomy and Cosmology, Space and Time

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Volkstümliche Astronomie im islamischen Mittelalter Zur Bestimmung der Gebetszeiten und der Qibla bei , Ibn und al-Fārisī
Charles Burnett
Pages: 584-585
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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Book Reviews: Life Sciences

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Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies
Olivia Harvey
Pages: 585-588
Published online: 14 Oct 2009
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