Annals of Science, Volume 71, Issue 2 (2014)

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The Experimentalist as Humanist: Robert Boyle on the History of Philosophy
Dmitri Levitin
Pages: 149-182
Published online: 27 Jul 2012
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The Pontifex Minimus: William Willcocks and Engineering British Colonialism
Canay Ozden
Pages: 183-205
Published online: 30 Jul 2013
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Fish with a Different Angle: The Fresh-Water Fishes of Great Britain by Mrs Sarah Bowdich (1791–1856)
Mary Orr
Pages: 206-240
Published online: 29 Oct 2013
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Science, Politics and Networks: Shibukawa Harumi and the Birth of the New Almanac in Seventeenth-century Japan
Wei Yu Wayne Tan
Pages: 241-270
Published online: 28 Jun 2013
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Book Reviews: Historiography of Science

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Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife and, Other Myths
Richard H. Beyler
Pages: 271-273
Published online: 10 Apr 2012
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Book Reviews: Mathematics and Logic

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From Cardano's Great Art to Lagrange's Reflections: Filling a Gap in the History of Algebra
Ulrich Reich
Pages: 273-275
Published online: 16 Apr 2012
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Honorè Fabri and the Concept of Impetus: A Bridge between Conceptual Frameworks
Raffaele Pisano
Pages: 276-277
Published online: 30 Apr 2012
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Book Reviews: Philosophical Aspects of Science

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Thought Experiments in Methodological and Historical Contexts
Henry Folse
Pages: 277-280
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
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Book Reviews: Medicine and Health

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Cradle to Grave
Morrice McCrae
Pages: 280-283
Published online: 16 Apr 2012
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Possessing the Dead: The Artful Science of Anatomy
Sally Frampton
Pages: 283-286
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
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Book Reviews: Editions and Selections

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Le Liber Mahameleth: Édition critique et commentaires
Charles Burnett
Pages: 286-287
Published online: 04 Apr 2012
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On Sunspots
James Lattis
Pages: 288-289
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
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Book Reviews: History of Chemistry and Alchemy

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Mistical Wordes and Names Infinite: An Edition and Study of Humfrey Lock's Treatise on Alchemy
Peter K. Benbow
Pages: 289-291
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
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Book Reviews: Biographies

Book Review
Feynman
Ari Gross
Pages: 292-294
Published online: 07 Jun 2012
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Iris Runge: A Life at the Crossroads of Mathematics, Science, and Industry
I. Grattan-Guinness
Pages: 294-295
Published online: 07 Jun 2012
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Book Reviews: History and Philosophy of Technology

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A Vast Machine: Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming
Greg Lusk
Pages: 295-298
Published online: 16 Jan 2014
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Online cover
Page: e1
Published online: 20 Feb 2014
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