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- ISSN: 0007-0874 (Print), 1474-001X (Online)
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Published for The British Society for the History of Science. This leading international journal publishes scholarly papers and review articles on all aspects of the history of science. History of science is interpreted widely to include medicine, technology and social studies of science. BJHS papers make important and lively contributions to scholarship and the journal has been an essential library resource for more than thirty years. It is also used extensively by historians and scholars in related fields. A substantial book review section is a central feature. There are four issues a year, comprising an annual volume of over 600 pages.
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BJHS and BJHS Themes Blogs

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Medicine and the heavens in Padua’s Faculty of Arts, 1570–1630
- 17 May 2022,
- After over two years of living in a pandemic, most everyone is familiar with COVID-19’s periods of incubation, progression and contagion. Similar issues were...

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Imperial Entomology: Locusts
- 08 February 2022,
- In the first half of the twentieth century, locust plagues were managed by imperial governments, advised by their scientific institutions.

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‘The most important time in your life’: quotations in recent science
- 27 January 2022,
- The history I tell in [my article] exemplifies how indispensable quotations can become... They invoke tradition, generating a sense of belonging and inspiring...
News – BSHS
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The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret: BSHS Engagement Fellowship
- 16 June 2022,
- The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret Opportunities like this don’t come along often: review the collections of a medical history museum tucked...
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The Doctor’s Bag, East Lothian Council Museums Service: BSHS Engagement Fellowship
- 13 June 2022,
- The Doctor’s Bag: East Lothian Council Museums Service Museums always have a vast number of items in their collections that the public never sees because...
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New editor sought for BJHS Themes
- 23 May 2022,
- The British Council for the History of Science is looking to appoint an editor for the British Journal for the History of Science Themes (BJHS Themes). BJHS...
History of Science on the Blog

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Medicine and the heavens in Padua’s Faculty of Arts, 1570–1630
- 17 May 2022,
- After over two years of living in a pandemic, most everyone is familiar with COVID-19’s periods of incubation, progression and contagion. Similar issues were...

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‘The most important time in your life’: quotations in recent science
- 27 January 2022,
- The history I tell in [my article] exemplifies how indispensable quotations can become... They invoke tradition, generating a sense of belonging and inspiring...

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‘The troubles of collecting’: William Henry Harvey and the practicalities of natural history collecting in Britain’s nineteenth-century world
- 25 January 2022,
- By focusing on the example of William Harvey and his travels, my article explores the difficulties encountered by those involved in collecting, preserving and...
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