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Knowing Nerves: Neural Epistemologies from the Ancient World to the Present
The nerves and nervous system—the brain, spinal cord, motor nerves, and sensory nerves—are special objects in the history of science and medicine. Fro
Metamorphosis: A Personal History
Defined biologically as “dramatic post-embryonic development,” metamorphosis is typified in the transformation of a tadpole into a frog or a caterpill
Philosophy and Medicine in Late Antique Alexandria
The key figure in the transmission of Greek philosophical and medical knowledge to the Syriac and hence to the Arabic-speaking world in the fifth–seve
Epistemology in the Making: A Cultural History of the Academia Naturae Curiosorum (Leopoldina)
In 1652, the Academia Naturae Curiosorum, the scientific academy today known as the Leopoldina, was founded in Schweinfurt with the aim of bringing to
China's Nexus of State, Business, and Science: An Interview with Susan Greenhalgh
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MoreRemaking the British workplace through psy-science, 1940-1970
During and immediately after the Second World War, psy-experts sought to remake relations between Britons. While historical attention has been drawn t
(Un)scientific Methods: Debating Analogical Reasoning in Premodern Islam
Hannah Erlwein is currently working on her second book, with the working title (Un)scientific Methods: Debating Analogical Reasoning in Premodern Isla
Agricultural Knowledge in Persian, 1200–1600
How, in what fields, and by whose authority, do premodern New Persian agricultural texts claim to transmit knowledge? Do the extant texts present evid
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