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Isis Vol. 104, No. 4, December 2013 <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674937>
Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The History of Science Society
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles
The “Prince of Medicine”: Yūḥannā ibn Māsawayh and the Foundations of the Western Pharmaceutical Tradition Paula De Vos DOI: 10.1086/674940 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 667-712. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674940>
Scientific Equity: Experiments in Laboratory Education in Ghana Abena Dove Osseo-Asare DOI: 10.1086/674941 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 713-741. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674941>
Social Science as a “Weapon of the Weak”: Max Weinreich, the Yiddish Scientific Institute, and the Study of Culture, Personality, and Prejudice Leila Zenderland DOI: 10.1086/674942 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 742-772. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674942>
Focus: Global Currents in National Histories of Science: The “Global Turn” and the History of Science in Latin America
Introduction Stuart McCook DOI: 10.1086/674943 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 773-776. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674943>
Between the National and the Universal: Natural History Networks in Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Regina Horta Duarte DOI: 10.1086/674944 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 777-787. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674944>
Islands of Knowledge: Science and Agriculture in the History of Latin America and the Caribbean Leida Fernández Prieto DOI: 10.1086/674945 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 788-797. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674945>
Globalizing the History of Disease, Medicine, and Public Health in Latin America Mariola Espinosa DOI: 10.1086/674946 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 798-806. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674946>
Beyond Prejudice and Pride: The Human Sciences in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Latin America Julia Rodriguez DOI: 10.1086/674947 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 807-817. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674947>
Letter to the EditorKarl Wulff DOI: 10.1086/674948 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 818. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/674948>
Book Reviews General
Karel Davids. Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences: China and Europe Compared. Review: Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences: China and Europe Compared by Karel Davids Review by: Bert S. Hall DOI: 10.1086/676337 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 819-820. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676337>
Heiner Fangerau; Rethy Chhem; Irmgard Müller; Shih-Chang Wang, eds. Medical Imaging and Philosophy: Challenges, Reflections, Actions. Review: Medical Imaging and Philosophy: Challenges, Reflections, Actions by Heiner Fangerau; Rethy Chhem; Irmgard Müller; Shih-Chang Wang Review by: Louise Whiteley DOI: 10.1086/676338 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 820-821. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676338>
Francesco Gerali. L'opera e l'archivio spezzino di Giovanni Capellini, un geologo dell'ottocento.Luca Ciancio. Vulcan's Secret Forge: Explorations of the Verona Area by British Aristocrats and Veneto Naturalists during the Eighteenth Century/La fucina segreta di Vulcano: Naturalisti veneti e aristocratici britannici de Settecento alla scoperta del territorio Veronese. Review: L'opera e l'archivio spezzino di Giovanni Capellini, un geologo dell'ottocentoVulcan's Secret Forge: Explorations of the Verona Area by British Aristocrats and Veneto Naturalists during the Eighteenth Century/La fucina segreta di Vulcano: Naturalisti veneti e aristocratici britannici de Settecento alla scoperta del territorio Veronese by Francesco Gerali; Luca Ciancio Review by: Andrea Candela DOI: 10.1086/676339 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 821-822. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676339>
Snait B. Gissis; Eva Jablonka, eds. Transformations of Lamarckism: From Subtle Fluids to Molecular Biology. Review: Transformations of Lamarckism: From Subtle Fluids to Molecular Biology by Snait B. Gissis; Eva Jablonka Review by: Richard Burian DOI: 10.1086/676340 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 822-824. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676340>
Mark Harrison. Contagion: How Commerce Has Spread Disease. Review: Contagion: How Commerce Has Spread Disease by Mark Harrison Review by: Ann Herring DOI: 10.1086/676341 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 824-825. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676341>
T. J. Hinrichs; Linda L. Barnes, eds. Chinese Medicine and Healing: An Illustrated History. Review: Chinese Medicine and Healing: An Illustrated History by T. J. Hinrichs; Linda L. Barnes Review by: Xiaoping Fang DOI: 10.1086/676342 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 825-826. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676342>
Peter Lamont. Extraordinary Beliefs: A Historical Approach to a Psychological Problem. Review: Extraordinary Beliefs: A Historical Approach to a Psychological Problem by Peter Lamont Review by: Michael Pettit DOI: 10.1086/676343 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 826-827. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676343>
Mark Mazower. Governing the World: The History of an Idea. Review: Governing the World: The History of an Idea by Mark Mazower Review by: Jon Agar DOI: 10.1086/676344 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 827-828. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676344>
David R. Montgomery. The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood. Review: The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood by David R. Montgomery Review by: Kennard B. Bork DOI: 10.1086/676345 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 828-829. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676345>
John Parascandola. King of Poisons: A History of Arsenic. Review: King of Poisons: A History of Arsenic by John Parascandola Review by: Alan Rocke DOI: 10.1086/676346 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 829. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676346>
Henry Petroski. To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure. Review: To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure by Henry Petroski Review by: Matthew Wisnioski DOI: 10.1086/676347 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 829-830. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676347>
Hillel Schwartz. Making Noise: From Babel to the Big Bang and Beyond. Review: Making Noise: From Babel to the Big Bang and Beyond by Hillel Schwartz Review by: Trevor Pinch DOI: 10.1086/676348 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 830-831. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676348>
Thomas R. Williams; Michael Saladyga. Advancing Variable Star Astronomy: The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. Review: Advancing Variable Star Astronomy: The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers by Thomas R. Williams; Michael Saladyga Review by: David H. DeVorkin DOI: 10.1086/676349 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 831-832. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676349>
Book Reviews Middle Ages and Renaissance
Monica Azzolini. The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan. Review: The Duke and the Stars: Astrology and Politics in Renaissance Milan by Monica Azzolini Review by: H. Darrel Rutkin DOI: 10.1086/676350 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 832-833. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676350>
David Bloch. John of Salisbury on Aristotelian Science. Review: John of Salisbury on Aristotelian Science by David Bloch Review by: Ian Wilks DOI: 10.1086/676351 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 833-834. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676351>
José Chabás; Bernard R. Goldstein. A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages. Review: A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages by José Chabás; Bernard R. Goldstein Review by: Glen Van Brummelen DOI: 10.1086/676352 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 834-835. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676352>
Denise Hillard. Traité des eaux artificielles, ou, Vertus des eaux et des herbes: Le texte, ses sources et ses éditions (1483–1625): Édition critique. Review: Traité des eaux artificielles, ou, Vertus des eaux et des herbes: Le texte, ses sources et ses éditions (1483–1625): Édition critique by Denise Hillard Review by: David Gentilcore DOI: 10.1086/676353 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 835-836. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676353>
Frank Klaassen. The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance. Review: The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance by Frank Klaassen Review by: Allison Kavey DOI: 10.1086/676354 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 836-837. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676354>
Mark A. Peterson. Galileo's Muse: Renaissance Mathematics and the Arts. Review: Galileo's Muse: Renaissance Mathematics and the Arts by Mark A. Peterson Review by: Matteo Valleriani DOI: 10.1086/676355 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 837-838. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676355>
Sabine Rommevaux; Maryvonne Spiesser; Maria Rosa Massa Esteve, eds. Pluralité de l'algèbre à la Renaissance. Review: Pluralité de l'algèbre à la Renaissance by Sabine Rommevaux; Maryvonne Spiesser; Maria Rosa Massa Esteve Review by: Marco Panza DOI: 10.1086/676356 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 838-839. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676356>
Nancy G. Siraisi. Communities of Learned Experience: Epistolary Medicine in the Renaissance. Review: Communities of Learned Experience: Epistolary Medicine in the Renaissance by Nancy G. Siraisi Review by: Silvia De Renzi DOI: 10.1086/676357 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 839-840. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676357>
Book Reviews Early Modern (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries)
Roger Ariew. Descartes among the Scholastics. Review: Descartes among the Scholastics by Roger Ariew Review by: Patricia Easton DOI: 10.1086/676358 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 840-841. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676358>
Rüdiger Campe. The Game of Probability: Literature and Calculation from Pascal to Kleist. Review: The Game of Probability: Literature and Calculation from Pascal to Kleist by Rüdiger Campe Review by: William Deringer DOI: 10.1086/676359 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 841-842. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676359>
Dimitrie Cantemir; Vlad Alexandrescu. L'immagine irraffigurabile della scienza sacro-santa. Review: L'immagine irraffigurabile della scienza sacro-santa by Dimitrie Cantemir; Vlad Alexandrescu Review by: Brendan Dooley DOI: 10.1086/676360 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 842-843. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676360>
Stephen Gaukroger. The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility: Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1680–1760. Review: The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility: Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1680–1760 by Stephen Gaukroger Review by: Peter Harrison DOI: 10.1086/676361 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 843-845. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676361>
Dagmar Hülsenberg; Ingo Schwarz, eds. Alexander von Humboldt: Gutachten zur Steingutfertigung in Rheinsberg 1792. Review: Alexander von Humboldt: Gutachten zur Steingutfertigung in Rheinsberg 1792 by Dagmar Hülsenberg; Ingo Schwarz Review by: Warren Alexander Dym DOI: 10.1086/676362 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 845-846. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676362>
David Sellers. In Search of William Gascoigne: Seventeenth Century Astronomer. Review: In Search of William Gascoigne: Seventeenth Century Astronomer by David Sellers Review by: Frances Willmoth DOI: 10.1086/676363 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 846-847. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676363>
Heiko Weber. Die Elektrisiermaschinen im 18. Jahrhundert. Review: Die Elektrisiermaschinen im 18. Jahrhundert by Heiko Weber Review by: Huib J. Zuidervaart DOI: 10.1086/676364 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 847-848. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676364>
Book Reviews Modern (Nineteenth Century to 1950)
Michelle Allen-Emerson, ed. Sanitary Reform in Victorian Britain. Review: Sanitary Reform in Victorian Britain by Michelle Allen-Emerson Review by: Michael Brown DOI: 10.1086/676365 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 848-849. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676365>
Jan Altmann. Zeichnen als Beobachten: Die Bildwerke der Baudin-Expedition (1800–1804). Review: Zeichnen als Beobachten: Die Bildwerke der Baudin-Expedition (1800–1804) by Jan Altmann Review by: Nils Güttler DOI: 10.1086/676366 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 849-850. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676366>
Gowan Dawson; Bernard Lightman; Claire Brock; Marwa Elshakry; Sujit Sivasundaram; Ralph O'Connor; Roger Luckhurst; Justin Sausman, eds. Victorian Science and Literature. Review: Victorian Science and Literature by Gowan Dawson; Bernard Lightman; Claire Brock; Marwa Elshakry; Sujit Sivasundaram; Ralph O'Connor; Roger Luckhurst; Justin Sausman Review by: Sally Shuttleworth DOI: 10.1086/676367 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 850-851. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676367>
Modris Eksteins. Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty. Review: Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty by Modris Eksteins Review by: Suzanne Marchand DOI: 10.1086/676368 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 851-852. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676368>
Sarah Ferber; Sally Wilde, eds. The Body Divided: Human Beings and Human “Material” in Modern History. Review: The Body Divided: Human Beings and Human “Material” in Modern History by Sarah Ferber; Sally Wilde Review by: Tatjana Buklijas DOI: 10.1086/676369 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 852-853. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676369>
Raymond Flood; Adrian Rice; Robin Wilson, eds. Mathematics in Victorian Britain. Review: Mathematics in Victorian Britain by Raymond Flood; Adrian Rice; Robin Wilson Review by: Joan L. Richards DOI: 10.1086/676370 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 853-855. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676370>
Daniel Freund. American Sunshine: Diseases of Darkness and the Quest for Natural Light. Review: American Sunshine: Diseases of Darkness and the Quest for Natural Light by Daniel Freund Review by: Kristine C. Harper DOI: 10.1086/676371 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 855. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676371>
Kristin Johnson. Ordering Life: Karl Jordan and the Naturalist Tradition. Review: Ordering Life: Karl Jordan and the Naturalist Tradition by Kristin Johnson Review by: Lynn K. Nyhart DOI: 10.1086/676372 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 855-856. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676372>
Theresa M. Kelley. Clandestine Marriage: Botany and Romantic Culture. Review: Clandestine Marriage: Botany and Romantic Culture by Theresa M. Kelley Review by: Ann Shteir DOI: 10.1086/676373 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 857. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676373>
David N. Livingstone; Charles W. J. Withers, eds. Geographies of Nineteenth-Century Science. Review: Geographies of Nineteenth-Century Science by David N. Livingstone; Charles W. J. Withers Review by: Michael S. Reidy DOI: 10.1086/676374 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 858. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676374>
Günter Nagel. Wissenschaft für den Krieg: Die geheimen Arbeiten der Abteilung Forschung des Heereswaffenamtes. Review: Wissenschaft für den Krieg: Die geheimen Arbeiten der Abteilung Forschung des Heereswaffenamtes by Günter Nagel Review by: Klaus Hentschel DOI: 10.1086/676375 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 859-860. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676375>
Camilo Quintero Toro. Birds of Empire, Birds of Nation: A History of Science, Economy, and Conservation in United States–Colombia Relations. Review: Birds of Empire, Birds of Nation: A History of Science, Economy, and Conservation in United States–Colombia Relations by Camilo Quintero Toro Review by: Paul Lawrence Farber DOI: 10.1086/676376 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 860-861. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676376>
Susan Schulten. Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America. Review: Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America by Susan Schulten Review by: Sally Gregory Kohlstedt DOI: 10.1086/676377 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 861-862. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676377>
Book Reviews Recent (1950–)
Janet Abbate. Recoding Gender: Women's Changing Participation in Computing. Review: Recoding Gender: Women's Changing Participation in Computing by Janet Abbate Review by: Marie Hicks DOI: 10.1086/676378 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 862-863. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676378>
Brian Balmer. Secrecy and Science: A Historical Sociology of Biological and Chemical Warfare. Review: Secrecy and Science: A Historical Sociology of Biological and Chemical Warfare by Brian Balmer Review by: Alex Wellerstein DOI: 10.1086/676379 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 863-864. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676379>
William J. Clancey. Working on Mars: Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration Rovers. Review: Working on Mars: Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration Rovers by William J. Clancey Review by: Matthew H. Hersch DOI: 10.1086/676380 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 864. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676380>
Xiaoping Fang. Barefoot Doctors and Western Medicine in China. Review: Barefoot Doctors and Western Medicine in China by Xiaoping Fang Review by: Sigrid Schmalzer DOI: 10.1086/676381 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 864-865. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676381>
Nicolas Langlitz. Neuropsychedelia: The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain. Review: Neuropsychedelia: The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain by Nicolas Langlitz Review by: Chris Elcock DOI: 10.1086/676382 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 865-866. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676382>
Melissa M. Littlefield; Jenell M. Johnson, eds. The Neuroscientific Turn: Transdisciplinarity in the Age of the Brain. Review: The Neuroscientific Turn: Transdisciplinarity in the Age of the Brain by Melissa M. Littlefield; Jenell M. Johnson Review by: Stephen Jacyna DOI: 10.1086/676383 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 867. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676383>
Michael Sean Mahoney; Thomas Haigh, eds. Histories of Computing. Review: Histories of Computing by Michael Sean Mahoney; Thomas Haigh Review by: Jon Agar DOI: 10.1086/676384 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 868-869. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676384>
David P. D. Munns. A Single Sky: How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy. Review: A Single Sky: How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy by David P. D. Munns Review by: Joan Lisa Bromberg DOI: 10.1086/676385 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 869-870. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676385>
Michelle Murphy. Seizing the Means of Reproduction: Entanglements of Feminism, Health, and Technoscience. Review: Seizing the Means of Reproduction: Entanglements of Feminism, Health, and Technoscience by Michelle Murphy Review by: Chikako Takeshita DOI: 10.1086/676386 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 870-871. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676386>
Kendrick Oliver. To Touch the Face of God: The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Space Program, 1957–1975. Review: To Touch the Face of God: The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Space Program, 1957–1975 by Kendrick Oliver Review by: James Spiller DOI: 10.1086/676387 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 871-872. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676387>
Heiko Stoff. Wirkstoffe: Eine Wissenschaftsgeschichte der Hormone, Vitamine und Enzyme, 1920–1970. Review: Wirkstoffe: Eine Wissenschaftsgeschichte der Hormone, Vitamine und Enzyme, 1920–1970 by Heiko Stoff Review by: Axel Helmstädter DOI: 10.1086/676388 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 872-873. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676388>
Book Reviews Sociology and Philosophy of Science
Kaushik Sunder Rajan, ed. Lively Capital: Biotechnologies, Ethics, and Governance in Global Markets. Review: Lively Capital: Biotechnologies, Ethics, and Governance in Global Markets by Kaushik Sunder Rajan Review by: Robert Bud DOI: 10.1086/676389 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 873-874. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676389>
Paul Wouters; Anne Beaulieu; Andrea Scharnhorst; Sally Wyatt, eds. Virtual Knowledge: Experimenting in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. Review: Virtual Knowledge: Experimenting in the Humanities and the Social Sciences by Paul Wouters; Anne Beaulieu; Andrea Scharnhorst; Sally Wyatt Review by: Joshua W. Clegg DOI: 10.1086/676390 Isis Vol. 104, No. 4: 874. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676390>
Notes on Contributors
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Index to Isis, Volume 104, 2013
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Volume Contents
Contents of ISIS, Volume 104
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