History of science

How science developed over millennia — great discoveries, forgotten scientists, the ideas and mechanisms that shaped the foundations of knowledge.

History of science

From Samarkand to the Stars

Ulugh Beg and the Rise of Planetary Science in Central Asia

~ 11 min read

History of science

DECOLONIZING SCIENCE AND RETHINKING THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE

A Conversation with James Poskett

~ 14 min read

History of science

THE HEAVENS UNVEILED

The History of Astrology in the Islamic World and How It Inspired the Renaissance

~ 13 min read

History of science

THE HISTORY OF LEPROSY

The Disease That Fails to Elicit Compassion

~ 17 min read

History of science

A PLAGUING MYSTERY

The Most Enigmatic Disease of Classical Antiquity

~ 15 min read

History of science

THE COLOR OF DEATH: BLUE

Poisoned Wells, or the History of Cholera

~ 20 min read

History of science

THE SHATTERING RETURN OF MEASLES

The Disease That Killed Masses and Destroyed Empires

~ 17 min read

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