From natural philosophy to the sciences : writing the history of nineteenth-century science / edited by David Cahan.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2003], ©2003.

xi, 456 pages ; 24 cm

Looking at nineteenth-century science: an introduction / David Cahan -- Biology / Robert J. Richards -- Scientific medicine / Michael Hagner -- The earth sciences / David R. Oldroyd -- Mathematics / Joseph Dauben -- Physics / Jed Z. Buchwald and Sungook Hong -- Chemistry / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent -- Science, technology, and industry / Ulrich Wengenroth -- The social sciences / Theodore M. Porter -- Institutions and communities / David Cahan -- Science and religion / Frederick Gregory.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-437) and index.