History and Philosophy of Science Library books and reference material

This is a guide to some of the material available on the History and Philosophy of Science held by the University of Sydney Library. The list is not comprehensive but will give you an indication of what is available to assist with your research.

Much of this information is now also available on the World Wide Web and you should also look at the Internet links section of this Guide.

Bibliographies and Catalogues

Bibliography of the Philosophy of Science, 1945-1981.
Richard J Blackwell.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983.
Fisher Research 016.501 3

Historical Catalogue of Scientists and Scientific Books: From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Nineteenth Century.
New York: Garland Pub., 1984.
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Historical Catalogue of Scientific Periodicals, 1665-1900 : With a Survey of Their Development.
Robert Mortimer Gascoigne.
New York: Garland Pub., 1985.
Companion vol. to: Historical catalogue of scientists and scientific books. 1984. Includes index and bibliography.
Storage DF 28794.

History of Mathematics from Antiquity to the Present: a Selective Bibliography.
Joseph Warren Dauben.
New York: Garland, 1985.
Fisher Research 016.5109 1

History of Science: an annotated bibliography.
Gordon L. Miller.
Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 1992.
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Reference books for the historian of science: a handlist.
S A Jayawardene.
London: Science Museum, 1982.
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Scientific Revolution : an annotated bibliography.
S.A. Jayawardene.
West Cornwall, CT: Locust Hill Press, 1996.
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Selective Bibliography of Philosophy of Science.
Rom Harre and John Hawthorn.
Oxford: Sub-Faculty of Philosophy [University of Oxford], 1977. 2nd ed.
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Biographies

Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists.
John Daintith, ed.
Bristol; Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub., c1994. 2nd ed.
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Biographisch-Literarisches Handworterbuch Zur Geschichte Der Exacten Wissenschaften.
J C Poggendorff.
Amsterdam: B.M. Israel N.V., 1970.
Considered the standard and indispensable work for information about the life and works of mathematicians, astronomers, physicists, chemists, mineralogists, geologists and other scientists of all countries. Poggendorf did not limit the work to eminent scientists, so it contains entries for many scientists not mentioned elsewhere. For each scientist there is a biograpical sketch and detailed list of writings. Facsimile reprint. Originally published: Leipzig ; J.A. Barth, 1863.
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Biographisch-Literarisches Handworterbuch Zur Geschichte Der Exakten
Wissenschaften. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1956-62. Supplement.
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Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists.
David Millar, ed.
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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Dictionary of National Biography.
S P Sen, ed.
London: Oxford University Press, 1885-
Major reference work for British biography, including the colonies and former colonies. Articles are signed and include bibliographies. Supplements update the entries.
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor-in-chief.
New York: Scribner, 1970-
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Dictionary of Scientists.
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Geologists and the History of Geology: An International Bibliography from the Origins to 1978.
Supplement 2, 1985-1993 and Additions.
William Antony Sarjeant. Original ed. Malabar, Fla.: Krieger, 1996.
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Geologists and the History of Geology: An International Bibliography from the Origins to 1978.
1st ed. ed. New York: Arno Press, 1980.
-v. 2. The individual geologists, A-K.--v. 3. The individual geologists, L-Z.--v. 4. Geologists indexed by country and specialty.--v. 5. Index of authors, editors, and translators.
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Who's Who in Theology and Science: An International Biographical and Bibliographical Guide to Individuals and Organizations Interested in the Interaction of Theology and Science.
Edited by John Templeton Foundation.
New York: Continuum, 1996
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Women in Science: Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography.
Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie.
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, c1986.
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of the History of Ideas; Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas.
Philip P Wiener, editor in chief.
New York: Scribner, 1973-74.
Includes bibliographies. v. 1. Abstraction in the formulation of concepts, to Design argument.--v. 2. Despotism, to Law, common.--v. 3. Law, conception of, to Protest movements.--v. 4. Psychological ideas, to Zeitgeist.--[5] Index.
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Dictionary of the History of Science.
W F Bynum, E J Browne and Roy Porter, eds.
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, c1981.
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Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Stephen G. Post, ed.
Farmington Hills, Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2004.
3rd ed.
* Online access is for current University of Sydney staff and students only.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Paul Edwards, editor in chief. repr. ed. 8 vols.
New York: Macmillan & The Free Press, 1972.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of electronic reference works. You can search across the entire collection or access the titles individually in the Online Catalogue. It includes the Encyclopedia of Bioethics.
*url: Gale Reference Library
*Access is for current University of Sydney staff and students only.

Macmillan Dictionary of the History of Science.
W F W.F. Bynum, E.J. Browne and Roy Porter, eds. [New ed.].
London: Macmillan, 1983.
Originally published under title: Dictionary of the history of science. Includes a bibliography and index.
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Edward Craig, ed.
London; New York: Routledge, 1998.
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Guides and Handbooks

Companion to the History of Modern Science.
R C Olby, ed.
London ; New York: Routledge, 1990.
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Information Sources in the History of Science and Medicine Pietro Corsi and Paul Weindling, eds.
London: Butterworth Scientific, 1983.
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Information sources in science and technology.
Charlie Deuel Hurt.
Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. 3rd ed.
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Wilson Chronology of Science and Technology.
George Ochoa. New York: H.W. Wilson, c1997.
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Printed indexes and abstracts

Bibliographie internationale de l'Humanisme et de la Renaissance.
Genève, Librairie Droz. 1965+
Use the alphabetical listing or entries for a particular person or place, or browse through part V: Sciences et Techniques.
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British Humanities Index.
London: The Library Association, 1962+
British in focus, it contains some material on the sciences. Earlier known as Subject Index to Periodicals from 1915-1962.
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Current bibliography in the history of technology.
Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University, 1990-97
Earlier bibliographies are published in Technology and Culture, Fisher Research 605 55, from 1964-1990. It has been replaced by the electronic database HST.
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International Bibliography of Historical Science.
Paris, Libraire Armand Colin, 1926+ (latest received 1993).
Produced by the International Committee of Historical Sciences in Paris, it is a yearly listing of articles on history. It is derived mainly from European sources, but the citations are in the language of the article. Citations for science are located in part M: History of Modern Culture; sections 2: Academies and intellectual organisations and 6: Exact, natural, medical sciences and techniques.
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Isis: current bibliography of the history of science and its cultural influences.
Philadelphia: History of Science Society, 1989-1999
A critical bibliography of the history of science and its cultural influences. It has been replaced by the electronic database HST.
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Poole's Index to Periodical Literature.
William Frederick Poole.
London: Trubner, 1802-1906
Index to American and English periodicals in the 19th century covering all subject areas. Useful for finding primary sources.
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Audiovisual Materials

The Audiovisual section on level 3 of Fisher Library contains a number of collections of early scientific archival material on microform. These include:

Archives of British men of science.
Roy M. MacLeod; introduction and index to the publication in microfiche.
London : Mansell, 1972.
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. Letters and papers of Robert Boyle: from the archives of the Royal Society.
Paul L. Kesaris, project editor.
Bethesda, MD : University Publications of America, c1990.
Fisher Microform 509.2 17
The 6 volume Correspondence of Robert Boyle, edited by Michael Hunter, Antonio Clericuzio and Lawrence M. Principe is in Fisher Research 509.2 53

Inventory of sources for history of twentieth-century physics : report and microfiche index to 700,000 letters.
Bruce R. Wheaton.
Stuttgart: Verlag für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik, 1993.
62 microfiche.
Fisher Microform 530.0922 7

Royal Society (Great Britain). The early letters and classified papers, 1660-1740.
Paul L. Kesaris. project editor.
Bethesda, MD : University Publications of America, c1990-1992.
23 microfilm reels + Guide (23 p.) Fisher Microform 506 345