Science and medical

God’s Philosophers
by James Hannam

Patricia Fara looks at a wide-ranging study of early science

Darwin's Armada
by Iain McCalman

 John van Wyhe explores a book about the travels of Darwin and his contemporaries

by Craig Nelson

 The story of the Apollo mission

by Michael Hunter

Patricia Fara looks at a comprehensive account of Robert Boyle, the 17th-century natural philosopher

by Richard Dunn

Graham Southorn on a brief look at the first optical instrument

by Peter Whitfield (written and read)

This is a sparkling introduction to the great naturalist's milieu and the evolution of his ideas, says Christina Hardyment

by Patricia Fara

Jim Bennett welcomes a history of science that succeeds where many others have failed – most notably in being engaging, fresh and ambitious

by Mike Jay

Patricia Fara enjoys the tale of a radical chemist whose volunteers were eager to take part in his experiments with laughing gas

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