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HYLE is a peer reviewed international journal dedicated to all philosophical aspects of chemistry. Articles deal with epistemological, methodological, foundational, and ontological problems of chemistry and its subfields; the peculiarities of chemistry and relations to technology, other scientific and non-scientific fields; aesthetical, ethical, and environmental matters in chemistry; as well as philosophically relevant facets of the history, sociology, linguistics, and education of chemistry. The journal offers top quality original articles and essays, bookreviews, reports, and short biographies. Contributions are in English

This international bibliography which is part of Axel W. Bauer's Virtual Office for History, Theory, and Ethics in Medicine contains 1,397 monographs and articles on the history of pathology, which have been published between 1801 and 2003. The collection was last updated on May 9, 2003. Additions and corrections to the list (especially concerning your own books or papers) should be announced to the editor

The Software History Center is dedicated to preserving the history of the software industry, one of the largest and most influential industries in the world today.  The industry originated with the entrepreneurial computer software and services companies of the 1950s and 1960s, grew dramatically through the 1970s and 1980s to become a market force rivaling that of the computer hardware companies, and by the 1990s had become the supplier of technical know-how that transformed the way people worked, played and communicated every day of their lives.

Cartographica Helvetica is a communication tool between scholars, map collectors and dealers. It aims to provide information on every aspect of early maps, their history as well as production methods.

When the Science-as-Culture forum was first created it was envisaged that it would be related to this web site where various writings could appear, such as:
articles under consideration for publication in Science as Culture
articles from back issues of the journal
other longer pieces from whatever source which are too long for the forum or of interest to its subscribers

Once upon a time, perched atop the Drakensberg Mountains above the Republic of South Africa, there lay a tiny country called Lesotho. Lesotho (pronounced le-SOO-too) was inhabited by Basotho (singular "Mosotho") who farmed the mountainous terrain. One day, trekking over the crags, a group of foreigners arrived in the village of Thaba Tseka, in the center of Lesotho. They carried with them 45 odd-looking boxes which they said could use the light of the sun to cook food. The boxes were a gift for the people of Thaba Tseka.

The Lancet is an international general medical journal that will consider any original contribution that advances or illuminates medical science or practice, or that educates or entertains the journal's readers. Whatever you have written, remember that it is the general reader whom you are trying to reach. One way to find out if you have succeeded is to show your draft to colleagues in other specialties. If they do not understand, neither, very probably, will The Lancet's staff or readers

The world contains many museums of erotica (the largest is in Amsterdam), but just one Museum of Contraception.

This site contains a list of the most important people who have contributed to the development of chemistry. It is planned to include a biography with the most important details of their life and their scientific contribution. The list is chronological by the date of birth. To locate someone on the list, the browser's 'find' function can be used.

Daniel I. Arnon and colleagues discovered photosynthetic phosphorylation.