Early History of Science

Nature ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 167 (4243) ◽  
pp. 303-303
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Early History ◽  
History Of

History of science at University College London: 1919–47

1997 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM A. SMEATON
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Early History ◽  
British Society ◽  
University College ◽  
History Of ◽  
University College London

In the Annual Report of University College London (UCL) for 1946–47 it is stated that ‘the Department of History and Philosophy of Science played a leading part in the formation of the British Society for the History of Science’ and that four members or former members of the department were serving on its Council, one of them as the founder president. A brief account of the early history of the department may therefore be of interest to members of the Society.

scholarly journals Weathering the empire: meteorological research in the early British straits settlements

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
FIONA WILLIAMSON
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Early History ◽  
Transnational Networks ◽  
Fundamental Importance ◽  
British Government ◽  
Reading Public ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Government Investment ◽  
History Of

AbstractThis article explores meteorological interest and experimentation in the early history of the Straits Settlements. It centres on the establishment of an observatory in 1840s Singapore and examines the channels that linked the observatory to a global community of scientists, colonial officers and a reading public. It will argue that, although the value of overseas meteorological investigation was recognized by the British government, investment was piecemeal and progress in the field often relied on the commitment and enthusiasm of individuals. In the Straits Settlements, as elsewhere, these individuals were drawn from military or medical backgrounds, rather than trained as dedicated scientists. Despite this, meteorology was increasingly recognized as of fundamental importance to imperial interests. Thus this article connects meteorology with the history of science and empire more fully and examines how research undertaken in British dependencies is revealing of the operation of transnational networks in the exchange of scientific knowledge.

Hylozoism: A Chapter in the Early History of Science

1895 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 394
Author(s):  
William A. Hammond
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Early History ◽  
History Of

Early History of Science in Spanish America

Science ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 194 (4267) ◽  
pp. 806-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Roche
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Early History ◽  
Spanish America ◽  
History Of

Some early history of replica techniques for electron microscopy

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1076-1077
Author(s):  
Robert M. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Early History ◽  
Bulk Materials ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Reflected Light ◽  
History Of ◽  
Electron Microscopes

By 1940, a half dozen or so commercial or home-built transmission electron microscopes were in use for studies of the ultrastructure of matter. These operated at 30-60 kV and most pioneering microscopists were preoccupied with their search for electron transparent substrates to support dispersions of particulates or bacteria for TEM examination and did not contemplate studies of bulk materials. Metallurgist H. Mahl and other physical scientists, accustomed to examining etched, deformed or machined specimens by reflected light in the optical microscope, were also highly motivated to capitalize on the superior resolution of the electron microscope. Mahl originated several methods of preparing thin oxide or lacquer impressions of surfaces that were transparent in his 50 kV TEM. The utility of replication was recognized immediately and many variations on the theme, including two-step negative-positive replicas, soon appeared. Intense development of replica techniques slowed after 1955 but important advances still occur. The availability of 100 kV instruments, advent of thin film methods for metals and ceramics and microtoming of thin sections for biological specimens largely eliminated any need to resort to replicas.

The early history of tuberous sclerosis

1979 ◽  
Vol 115 (11) ◽  
pp. 1317-1319 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Tuberous Sclerosis ◽  
Early History ◽  
History Of
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