This is an excellent source for an entree to the scholarly literature on basic topics such as chance, gender, history, indeterminism, instrumentalism, paradigm, scientific method, and vitalism.

This work includes: Intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy Philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western science, such as Rationality, Objectivity, and Method, Religion and Science, East and West, and Magic and Science.

"The International Encyclopedia of Women Scientists is an invaluable and authoritative resource for students of science and women's studies

Containing more than 115,000 terms and 125,000 definitions--from 100 areas of science and technology--this trusted resource provides definitions written in clear, simple language, understandable to the general reader, yet is consistent with the specialized use of the term.

A comprehensive overview of the lives and status of women around the world. Topics covered include health and vital statistics, employment, education, the professions and trades, child care, the arts, housing, income, religion and more.

Contains over 10,000 entries organized chronologically and by discipline, interspersed with more than 100 short essays on science and technology and nine overviews of the main periods of scientific history. The flow of who discovered what -- from ancient times to the present era in: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics and Technology. Indexed by subject and name.