With all the contributed essays written by well known historians of science, this celebration of the life and career of Chalres Coulston Gillispie, one of the founders of the field, ranges across the entire field, and relates mostly to his oeuvre.

New essays in science history ranging across the entire field and related in most instance to the works of Charles Gillispie, one of the field's founders.

The essays are all by well-known historians of science There isn't a similar book currently available First book on one of the fields founders, Charles Gillispie

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Contributors.- Charles Gillispie.- Archaeology.- Astronomy.- Chemistry.- Geology, Biology and Natural Theology.- Mathematics.- Medicine and Health.- Science and Industry in France.