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DNA translated: Friedrich Miescher's discovery of nuclein in its original context. 翻译的DNA:弗里德里希·米歇尔在原始环境中发现核蛋白。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.1017/S000708742000062X

Kersten Hall, Neeraja Sankaran

引用次数: 3

Out on the fringe: Wales and the history of science. 边缘地带:威尔士和科学史。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000655

Iwan Rhys Morus

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Natural history in the physician's study: Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680), Steven Blankaart (1650-1705) and the 'paperwork' of observing insects. 医生书房里的自然史:扬·斯瓦默丹(Jan Swammerdam, 1637-1680)、史蒂文·布兰卡特(Steven Blankaart, 1650-1705)以及观察昆虫的“文书工作”。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-10-29 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000436

Saskia Klerk

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'An attempt to trace illusions to their physical causes': atmospheric mirages and the performance of their demystification in the 1820s and 1830s. “试图追踪幻觉的物理原因”:19世纪20年代和30年代大气幻觉及其消除神秘感的表现。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000369

Fiona Amery

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'Research sharing' using social media: online conferencing and the experience of #BSHSGlobalHist. 利用社交媒体的“研究分享”:在线会议和#BSHSGlobalHist的经验。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000485

Jemma Houghton, Alexander Longworth-Dunbar, Nicola Sugden

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引用次数: 2

The place of Edward Gresham's Astrostereon (1603) in the discussion on cosmology and the Bible in the early modern period. Edward Gresham的Astrostereon(1603)在近代早期关于宇宙学和圣经的讨论中的地位。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000345

Barbara Bienias

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Two BSHS online alternatives to conventional conferences. 两个BSHS在线会议替代传统会议。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-11-18 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000473

Tim Boon, Charlotte Sleigh

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The ciné-biologists: natural history film and the co-production of knowledge in interwar Britain. cinen -生物学家:两次世界大战之间英国的自然历史电影和知识的联合生产。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-10-14 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000370

Max Long

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Voyaging towards the future: the brig Rurik in the North Pacific and the emerging science of the sea. 向未来航行:北太平洋的“留里克”号和新兴的海洋科学。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000448

Alexandra Bekasova

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Innovation in a crisis: rethinking conferences and scholarship in a pandemic and climate emergency. 危机中的创新:在流行病和气候紧急情况下重新思考会议和学术。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-11-18 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087420000497

Sam Robinson, Megan Baumhammer, Lea Beiermann, Daniel Belteki, Amy C Chambers, Kelcey Gibbons, Edward Guimont, Kathryn Heffner, Emma-Louise Hill, Jemma Houghton, Daniella McCahey, Sarah Qidwai, Charlotte Sleigh, Nicola Sugden, James Sumner

引用次数: 2