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Historical and Other Studies of Science, Technology and Medicine in the University of Edinburgh (2008)

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History of science, as a discipline History of medicine, as a discipline Sociology of knowledge Science studies, as a discipline Edinburgh University of Edinburgh

Considering Edinburgh's prominence in the historical development of the sciences, it might be expected that the formal study of the history of science would appear as a significant feature in its university. Alas, this is not so, although there are signs that things are beginning to improve. If there is a deficit in historical studies of science, however, it is surely outweighed by Edinburgh's remarkable contribution to the sociological study of science and technology, which has even given rise to the designation `Edinburgh School' to refer to a characteristic approach to the study of science that was developed in Edinburgh University. In this report I briefly consider the history of these and other aspects of the study of science, technology and medicine in Edinburgh as well as presenting an outline of the current picture.

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Authors & Contributors
Wendy McGlashan
Rayner-Canham, Geoff
Rayner-Canham, Marelene
Button, Clare
Jenkins, Bill
Vanderstraeten, Raf
Journals
VIET: Voprosy Istorii Estestvoznaniia i Tekhniki
Taiwanshi yenjiu (Taiwan Historical Research)
Spontaneous Generations
Social Studies of Science
Social Epistemology
Physics in Perspective
Publishers
Presses Universitaires de France
MIT Press: Published in cooperation with the Society for the Social Studies of Science
Edinburgh University Press
Éd. Quae
Ashgate
Concepts
Science studies, as a discipline
History of science, as a discipline
Science and society
History of technology, as a discipline
Sociology of knowledge
Science education and teaching
People
Pechey, Mary Edith
Kay, John
Ewart, James Cossar
Hope, Thomas Charles
Monro (Tertius), Alexander
Brown, Alexander Crum
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Enlightenment
21st century
20th century, late
Places
Edinburgh
Scotland
Japan
Glasgow (Scotland)
Leipzig (Germany)
Russia
Institutions
University of Edinburgh
Animal Breeding Research Department (University of Edinburgh)
Edinburgh Physiological Society
University of St. Andrews
University of Glasgow
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