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5. Encyclopaedias 78 



6. Biographical Collections 84 



B. Science 



7. Scientific Methods and Philosophy of Science . . . ; . 86 



8. Science and Society 94 



9. Catalogues of Scientific Literature ......... 98 



10. Union Lists of Scientific Periodicals ......... 100 



11. General Scientific Journals 101 



12. Abstracting and Review Journals ( by Claudius F. Mayer ) • 105 



13. National Academies and National Scientific Societies . . . Ill 



C. History of Science 



14. Chief Reference Books on the History of Science .... 115 



15. Treatises and Handbooks on the History of Science . . . 116 



16. Scientific Instruments 122 



17. History of Science in Special Countries 124 



Argentina 125 



Belgium 125 



Canada 125 



Denmark 125 



France 126 



Germany 126 



Great Britain 126 



India 126 



Italy 126 



Japan 127 



The Netherlands 127 



New Zealand 127 



Poland 127 



Russia 127 



South Africa 128 



Spain 128 



Sweden 128 



Switzerland 128 



United States of America 128 



18. History of Science in Special Cultural Groups 130 



Antiquity in General 130 



Ancient Near East 130 



Egypt 131 



Bahylonia 132 



Classical Antiquity 133 



Middle Ages 137 



Byzantine and Slavonic 139 



