History & Philosophy of Science

500 Years of Animals in Art

Charlotte Sleigh

“In her scholarly and sprightly Paper Zoo, historian of science Sleigh tracks pictures of animals from medieval bestiaries to early twentieth-century school posters. . . . There are plenty of masterpieces here, from gorgeous illustrations of sea anemones and delightful black and white monkeys to ‘borderline animals’ (half-imaginary, half real).”—Wall Street Journal

2017 256 p. 91/2 x 11 250 color plates 413 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-44712-4 $45.00

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A General History of Quadrupeds

The Figures Engraved on Wood

Thomas Bewick

First published in 1790, A General History of Quadrupeds features engravings of over 400 animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time.

2009 544 p. 6 x 9 200 line drawings 414 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-04480-4 $19.00

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The Dancing Bees

Karl von Frisch and the Discovery of the Honeybee Language

Tania Munz

“Set against the backdrop of the Third Reich, Munz chronicles the Austrian ethologist’s life and his Nobel-winning study of one of the animal kingdom’s most intriguing forms of interpretive dance.” —Discover

2016 296 p. 6 x 9 26 halftones, 7 line drawings 415 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-02086-0 $30.00

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Haeckel’s Embryos

Images, Evolution, and Fraud

Nick Hopwood

“Sumptuous. . . . Hopwood’s excellent, thought-provoking book makes us ponder how these erroneous illustrations acquired their iconic status, and, above all, it shines a spotlight on the power of drawings to influence our thinking.”—New Scientist

2015 392 p. 81/2 x 11 202 color plates, 2 tables 416 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-04694-5 $45.00

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Body by Darwin

How Evolution Shapes Our Health and Transforms Medicine

Jeremy Taylor

“Taylor, a science writer and former BBC producer and director, celebrates the work of Charles Darwin and his successors in this densely packed survey of modern ailments with an evolutionary twist. . . . Covers fascinating territory.” —Publishers Weekly

Turning Points in the Treatment of Disease

Michael Bliss

“This concise, eloquent, and elegant volume is brimming with important insights and exciting ideas. It is the perfect introduction for anyone who hopes to understand the modern history of medical discovery and its impact on contemporary society.” —Howard Markel, author of The Anatomy of Addiction

2010 112 p. 51/2 x 81/2 26 halftones 418 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-05901-3 $18.00

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Risky Medicine

Our Quest to Cure Fear and Uncertainty

Robert Aronowitz

“Americans have the most advanced (and expensive) health care—but not the best health. Science and sociology historian Aronowitz suggests that our market-driven, risk management-focused health care culture has led to excessive tests and overdiagnosis. The cure? Reforming how we think about health and how it’s practiced.”—Discover

2015 288 p. 6 x 9 10 halftones 419 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-04971-7 $26.00

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Can Onions Cure Ear-Ache?

Medical Advice from 1769

William Buchan

Bringing together an exceedingly entertaining selection of entries from one of the earliest self-help books, William Buchan’s 1769 Domestic Medicine, this book offers fascinating insight into the popular treatments of the time—remedies such as administering urine to your ears or drinking a broth made from sheep’s brains.

Distributed for the Bodleian Library

2012 208 p. 5 x 8 26 line drawings 420 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-85124-382-2 $25.00

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Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages

Edited by Daniel Wakelin and compiled by students of the University of Oxford

In late medieval England, ordinary people, apothecaries, and physicians gathered up practical medical tips for everyday use. While some were sensible herbal cures, many were wildly inventive. Full of embarrassing ailments, painful procedures, and icky ingredients, this book selects some of the most revolting and remarkable remedies from medieval manuscripts in the Bodleian Library.

The Passage to Cosmos

Alexander von Humboldt and the Shaping of America

Laura Dassow Walls

“By recovering the excitement of Humboldtian explorations and travel experiences, Walls wins back Humboldt for the 21st century. . . . Walls reclaims for the present a man whose personality and work had a formative influence on the cultural landscape of antebellum America and whose legacy may to good effect be used in addressing current affairs. . . . A fine piece of Humboldt scholarship, a heartfelt plea for environmental holism, and an enjoyable read.”—Science

2009 424 p. 6 x 9 22 halftones 422 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-87182-0 $38.00

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Theodore Roosevelt in the Field

Michael R. Canfield

“Canfield . . . mines Theodore Roosevelt’s writings to provide a well-written and engaging perspective on the 26th US president. Canfield’s focus is on Roosevelt’s hunting and collecting expeditions, but he also provides important details of Roosevelt’s personal life, contextualizing his passion for hunting and exploring.”—Publishers Weekly

“Canfield argues that Roosevelt’s obsession with the natural world was genuine, serious and scholarly.” —Literary Review

2015 472 p. 6 x 9 108 color plates, 1 line drawing 423 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-29837-5 $35.00

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Visions of Science

Books and Readers at the Dawn of the Victorian Age

James A. Secord

“Elegantly written, Secord’s Visions of Science provides its readers with fresh insights into the turbulent decade around 1830, when science was changing from a ‘relatively esoteric pursuit’ into one that would have a huge impact on ‘the everyday life of all men and women.’”—Science