E. Agazzi & D. Gruender 
Theory Change, Ancient Axiomatics, and Galileo’s Methodology [PDF ebook] 
Proceedings of the 1978 Pisa Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science Volume I

Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution. Beginning pre-Darwin and concluding with the latest research and controversies, r …

This book provides a basic outline of the history of the American steel industry, a sector of the economy that has been an important part of the industrial system. The book starts with the 1830”s, w …

This book presents a collection of papers which discuss the origins of the domestic ideal and its effects on activities usually undertaken by women: not only on women’s wage work, but also on activit …

This is the definitive study of John Dee and his intellectual career. Originally published in 1988, this interpretation is far more detailed than any that came before and is an authoritative account …

First published in 1895, this is a guide to the stages and bargains by which the present African frontiers have been created. …

Louis XI, known as ‘The Spider King’ because he wove many intricate plots, lives on in popular imagination primarily as a villain and a cruel, cunning, rather unscrupulous character. Absolutists fled …

While numerous classical dictionaries identify the figures and tales of Greek and Roman mythology, this reference book explains the allegorical significance attached to the myths by Medieval and Rena …

By the close of the 19th century, the United States was no longer a continental power, but had become a nation with interests that spanned the globe from the Caribbean to China. Consequently, the cou …

First Published in 1972. Forming part of the ”Russia through European Eyes” this text offers a series of letters written by Mrs Atkinson about her adventures and observation of the Kirghis female s …

Polybius and Roman Imperialism explores in depth the complexity of the Greek historian Polybius” views on the expansion of Roman power. Although he considered imperialism intrinsically noble, and bo …