The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Encyclopedia
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science is an encyclopedia
on the history of science
from around the middle of the 16th century (the early modern period
) to the beginning of the 21st century. The book includes 609 articles by over two hundred authors.
The editor-in-chief was J. L. Heilbron and the editors were James Bartholomew, Jim Bennett
, Frederic L. Holmes, Rachel Laudan and Giuliano Pancaldi. The book was published by Oxford University Press
in 2003.
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
on the history of science
History of science
The history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences....
from around the middle of the 16th century (the early modern period
Early modern period
In history, the early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages. Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate, the timeframe spans the period after the late portion of the Middle Ages through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions...
) to the beginning of the 21st century. The book includes 609 articles by over two hundred authors.
The editor-in-chief was J. L. Heilbron and the editors were James Bartholomew, Jim Bennett
Jim Bennett (historian)
James Arthur Bennett PhD is a museum curator and historian of science.Jim Bennett is Director of the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford University. he was appointed on 1 October 1994, on the retirement of the previous director, Francis Maddison. He is also a member of the Faculty of...
, Frederic L. Holmes, Rachel Laudan and Giuliano Pancaldi. The book was published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
in 2003.