Isis Current Bibliography 2006, Vol. 97 - History of Science Society

Isis CB Classification Scheme
A. Tools for Historians of Science
1-7. General histories; National contexts; Information sources; Reference works; Historiography;
History of science as a discipline; Historians of science
B. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Science
10-12. Philosophy of science; Sociology and psychology of science; Linguistic and visual aspects of
science
C. Thematic Approaches to the Study of Science
20-29. Science and society, general; Ethics; Politics, law, economics; Arts and literature; Popular
culture; Race, ethnicity; Gender; Religion; War
D. Aspects of Scientific Practice and Organization
40-44. Scientific institutions; Instruments, measurement; Education; Professional activities
E. Disciplinary Classification
100-104. Occult; Philosophy; Mathematics; Music
110-114. Astronomy; Astrology; Physics; Chemistry; Alchemy
120-124. Earth sciences; Geography; Natural history; Environmental sciences; Paleontology
130-135. Biology, general; Botany; Zoology, anatomy, physiology; Heredity, genetics, evolution;
Microbiology, molecular biology; Physical anthropology & human biology
136-137. Neurosciences; Psychology
140-146. Social sciences, general; Sociology; Cultural anthropology; Economics; Linguistics;
Archaeology; History as a discipline
150-153. Medicine; Psychiatry; Health, nutrition, public health; Pharmacy
160-164. Technology; Computer and communication technologies; Agriculture; Air and space
technologies
Categories in sections F and G are subdivided according to the divisions in A-E.
F. Classification by Cultural Influence (works focused on pre-modern, non-Western scientific
practices or on interactions between Western and non-Western cultures)
200. Cultural and cross-cultural contexts, including colonialism in general
210. Arabic-Islamic contexts
220. Byzantium and Eastern Christian contexts
230. East Asian and Southeast Asian contexts
240. Indian contexts
250. Jewish contexts
260. Native American contexts
270. African contexts
280. Australian and Pacific Island contexts
G. Chronological Classification (including most works after about 1800 regardless of location,
unless they are part of a non-Western knowledge tradition from section F.)
300. Prehistory and early human societies
311. Ancient Near Eastern scientific contexts
312. Ancient Greek and Roman scientific contexts
320. Medieval Western European scientific contexts
330. Renaissance Western European scientific contexts
340. Seventeenth century
350. Eighteenth century
360. Nineteenth century
370. Twentieth century, entire and works up to 1950
375. Twentieth century after 1950 and twenty-first century
Front cover illustration: Detail from Peter Apian, La cosmographie (Paris: Viuant Gaultherot, 1551),
p. b3v, showing an ancient proof for the sphericity of the earth by observing the shape of the shadow
cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse. (Image copyright History of Science Collections, University
of Oklahoma Libraries.)