This book explores the colonial history of Cyprus through technology. Examining infrastructural projects like the island’s railway, harbours, and electrification, it reveals how the British Empire used technological development to reproduce and prolong its rule.
Greek Science in the Long Run
Renowned experts reflect on the prominence of Greek scientific models. This collection of essays revisits how these traditions originated, were transmitted, and received within diverse socio-cultural contexts from the 4th c. BCE to the 17th c. CE.
The genre of chemical biography has enjoyed a revival. But as scientists communicate by email and compose documents on computers, are we facing a modern equivalent of the destruction of the Library of Alexandria? This book explores the emerging questions faced by biographers.
This is the first book on the amateur British collectors of Indian insects between 1750 and 1947. It documents how early personal collections founded museums, and how interest shifted to the economic impact of insect pests on forestry and horticulture.