History of Science Resources
Resources in the W&L libraries are concentrated in the areas of
Q125 (modern history of science), Q141 (biographical
materials), and Q175 (philosophy of science). Journal resources
include Isis
and Technology & Culture, as well as the journals of
various scientific disciplines. Especially useful for finding history of
science material is the ISIS Cumulative Bibliography
[Q125 .I81] which covers the periodical literature from 1913 to the
present, and allows the seeker to retrieve by the names of individual
scientists, by institutions, and by subject (the subject index is
organized by century).
Each of the disciplines of science also has sections of historical
and biographical monographs:
- Psychology: BF81-BF108 for history
- Math: QA21-QA27 for history, QA28-QA29 for biography
- Computer Science: for history
- Astronomy: QB15-QB34 for history, QB35-QB36 for biography
- Physics: QC6.9-QC9 for history, QC15-QC16 for
biography
- Chemistry: QD11-QD18 for history, QD21-QD22 for biography
- Geology: QE11-QE13 for history, QE21-QE22 for
biography
- Biology
- Natural History: QH15-QH21
for history, QH26-31 for
biography
- Botany: QK15-QK21 for history,
QK26-QK31
for biography
- Zoology: QL15-QL21 for history, QL26-QL31 for biography
- Human Anatomy: QM11 for history, QM16 for biography
- Physiology: QP21 for history, QP25-QP26 for
biography
- Microbiology: QR21-QR22 for history, QR30-QR31 for biography
- Medicine: R131-R684 for history
Some thoughts on the basics of History of
Science, and some material from George Sarton.
Internet resources in the history of science include:
Some examples of explorations on the fringes of the history of
science:
Some links for further investigation (library guides, etc.)
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