A translation into English of a dissertation of historical interest containing possibly the first equivalent weights for metals ever reported. (DF)

An historical approach to the Dualism problem plus some problems with literal Dualism and the evolution of Dualism. (DF)

Examines the impacts and consequences of the politicalization of science, the shift from an international to a national orientation in the scientific enterprise, and the professionalization of the scientific community, all of which have developed in the last century. Provides examples of each trend, including the case of German science in and…

Newton's contribution to measure a phenomenon quantitatively and explain results along the lines of mechanical philosophy has been accepted as a common approach of science. Describes many of the mathematical relationships based on these lines that Newton found about different phenomena. (PS)

A discussion of Harvey's discovery of the circulation of blood illustrates that the contribution of the history of science can be logical as well as chronological. (DF)

Describes a college summer course that toured science museums in Britain and Europe to provide first hand experience at some of the historical apparatus and laboratories of chemistry. Lists museums and mentions special strengths. (AL)

Part I of a two-part article that examines the doctrine of special creation embodied in the Creation Research Society's high school biology textbook, Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity" from an historical perspective. This part examines the arguments from design and catastrophism. (AL)

Describes the historical applications of molecular models and the controversies which they produced. The author discusses types of molecular models from the van't Hoff and Kekule models to the more recently developed ones. He presents a new model which was constructed to overcome the disadvantages of (1) falling apart, (2) inaccurate angles, (3)…

The history of steel production is taken as an example of relating science to society. (CP)

Teaching science via a socio-historical approach utilizing selected concepts related to the social and historical development of science and selected concepts related to atomic energy was found to be feasible. (Author/CP)

The Boyle-Mariotte gas law was formulated in terms of pneumatic springs," subsumed by Hooke under his own stress-strain relation, and generally regarded as a law of elasticity. The subsequent development of Boyle's principle and elasticity provide thought-provoking test cases for Kuhn's notations of paradigm and puzzle solving in physics.…