History of science at University College London: 1919–47

In the Annual Report of University College London (UCL) for 1946–47 it is stated that ‘the Department of History and Philosophy of Science played a leading part in the formation of the British Society for the History of Science’ and that four members or former members of the department were serving on its Council, one of them as the founder president. A brief account of the early history of the department may therefore be of interest to members of the Society.

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Underwood, Edgar Ashworth, (9 March 1899–6 March 1980), Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur; Hon. Research Fellow, formerly Hon. Lecturer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University College, London; Member of Board of Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, 1947–77, and formerly Examiner, University of London; Hunterian Trustee, Royal College of Surgeons, since 1953; President British Society for History of Science, 1957–62; Fellow, Royal Society Medicine (President, 1948–50, and Hon. Secretary, 1942–48, Section of History of Medicine, late Hon. Secretary Section of Epidemiology and Community Medicine; Member, Library Committee, 1938–77); Hon. Fellow, American Medical Association; Corresponding Member of numerous foreign societies for history of medicine, etc

10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u160507 ◽

2007 ◽

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American Medical Association ◽

Medical Association ◽

History Of Medicine ◽

Philosophy Of Science ◽

History Of Science ◽

Royal College ◽

Royal Society ◽

British Society ◽

History Of ◽

University College London

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James, Prof. Frank Arthur John Lord, (born 7 March 1955), Professor of the History of Science, since 2004, and Head, Collections and Heritage, since 1998, Royal Institution; Professor of History of Science, University College London, since 2013

10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.59833 ◽

2007 ◽

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History Of Science ◽

Royal Institution ◽

University College ◽

History Of ◽

University College London

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Members of the Philosophy of Science Group who are not Members of the British Society for the History of Science

Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science ◽

10.1017/s0950563600000518 ◽

1951 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

pp. 124-125

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Philosophy Of Science ◽

History Of Science ◽

British Society ◽

Science Group ◽

History Of

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James, Prof. Frank Arthur John Lord, (born 7 March 1955), Professor of the History of Science, since 2004, and Head, Collections and Heritage, since 1998, Royal Institution; Professor of History of Science, University College London, since 2013

10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u59833 ◽

2007 ◽

Keyword(s):

History Of Science ◽

Royal Institution ◽

University College ◽

History Of ◽

University College London

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A History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the 16th and 17th Centuries. By A. Wolf, Professor and Senator, University of London, with the co-operation of Dr. F. Dannemann, Professor in the University of Bonn, and Mr. A. Armitage, of University College, London. [History of Science Library, edited by Professor A. Wolf.] (New York: Macmillan Company. 1935. Pp. xxvii, 692. $7.00.)

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr/41.4.738 ◽

1936 ◽

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New York ◽

History Of Science ◽

Science Technology ◽

University College ◽

History Of ◽

University College London ◽

The University

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Library and Archive Resources in the History of Science at University College London

The British Journal for the History of Science ◽

10.1017/s0007087400016770 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 191-195

Author(s):

Janet Percival ◽

W. A. Smeaton

Keyword(s):

History Of Science ◽

University College ◽

History Of ◽

University College London

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Philosophy of Science Group of the British Society for the History of Science

Nature ◽

10.1038/173152f0 ◽

1954 ◽

Vol 173 (4395) ◽

pp. 152-153

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Philosophy Of Science ◽

History Of Science ◽

British Society ◽

Science Group ◽

History Of

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History of Science Teaching in England. By D. M. TurnerM.A., B.Sc. (Lond.), Head of Science Department, Wycombe Abbey School; Research Assistant, University College, London. (London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.1927. Pp. x + 208. Price 7s. 6d.)

Philosophy ◽

10.1017/s0031819100017642 ◽

1928 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 256-258

Author(s):

Joshua C. Gregory

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Science Teaching ◽

History Of Science ◽

Science Department ◽

Research Assistant ◽

University College ◽

School Research ◽

History Of ◽

University College London

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The Early History of Science and Learning in America. With Especial Reference to the Work of the American Philosophical Society during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Papers read before The American Philosophical Society, Midwinter Meeting, February 13-14,1942

Journal of American History ◽

10.1093/jahist/30.1.113-b ◽

1943 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 113-114

Author(s):

V. A. Moody

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History Of Science ◽

Early History ◽

American Philosophical Society ◽

Especial Reference ◽

History Of ◽

Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries

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What is a scientific instrument, now?

Journal of the History of Collections ◽

10.1093/jhc/fhy045 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 453-467 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Liba Taub

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Philosophy Of Science ◽

History Of Science ◽

Smithsonian Institution ◽

Scientific Instrument ◽

Scientific Instruments ◽

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The Future ◽

History Of

Abstract In 1990, Deborah Jean Warner, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution, published her now-classic article ‘What is a scientific instrument, when did it become one, and why?’. These questions were prompted by practical curatorial considerations: what was she supposed to collect for her museum? Today, we are still considering questions of what we collect for the future, why, and how. These questions have elicited some new and perhaps surprising answers since the publication of Warner’s article, sometimes – but not only – as a reflection of changing technologies and laboratory practices, and also as a result of changes in those disciplines that study science, including history of science and philosophy of science. In focusing attention on meanings associated with scientific instrument collections, and thinking about what objects are identified as scientific instruments, I consider how definitions of instruments influence what is collected and preserved.

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