Perspectives on the Emergence of Scientific Disciplines

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION: Problems in the Emergence of New Disciplines -- Part 1: Studies of Scientific Development -- The Origins and Structure of Agricultural Chemistry / KROHN, WOLFGANG / SCHÄFER, WOLF -- Du Centenaire d'une Discipline Nouvelle: la Thermodynamique / COSTABEL, P. -- The Case of Physical Chemistry / DOLBY, R. G. A. -- The Emergence of Tropical Medicine: a Study in the Establishment of a Scientific Specialty / WORBOYS, MICHAEL -- La Biophysique en France: Critique de la Notion de Discipline Scientifique / CERTAINES, J. D. DE -- The Development of Specialties in Science: the Case of X-ray Protein Crystallography / LAW, JOHN -- Cognitive, Technical and Social Factors in the Growth of Radio Astronomy / MULKAY, Μ. J. / EDGE, D. Ο. -- The Development of Science and Scientific Knowledge: the Case of Radar Meteor Research / GILBERT, G. NIGEL -- Part 2: Theory and Method in the Study of New Disciplines -- Methodology in the Sociology of Science: Some Reflections on the Study of Radio Astronomy / MULKAY, Μ. J. -- Theories and Methods in the Sociology of Science: an Interpretative Approach / LAW, JOHN -- The Identification and Definition of Scientific Collectivities / WOOLGAR, S. W. -- Resistance and Receptivity of Science to External Direction: the Emergence of New Disciplines under the Impact of Science Policy / VAN DEN DAELE, WOLFGANG / WEINGART, PETER -- Index of Persons