From Springer:
To celebrate the 25th International Congress of the International Congress of History of Science and Technology (ICHST), from 23 – 29 July 2017, we have have commissioned a Virtual Special Issue, available for free until August 20.
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- Local and Global Properties of the World
Jacques Demaret, Michael Heller, Dominique Lambert - German Water Infrastructure in China: Colonial Qingdao 1898–1914
Agnes Kneitz - From ecological records to big data: the invention of global biodiversity
Vincent Devictor, Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent - Moon-Struck: Artists Rediscover Nature And Observe
Jay M. Pasachoff, Roberta J. M. Olson - Reconfiguring the centre: The structure of scientific exchanges between colonial India and Europe
Dhruv Raina - Frits Went’s Atomic Age Greenhouse: The Changing Labscape on the Lab-Field Border
Sharon Kingsland - The ecological transformation of Cuba
Richard Levins - Promotion of Cultural Content Knowledge Through the Use of the History and Philosophy of Science
Igal Galili
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They’re also recommending relevant books. The one above seems like a good waiting room/hostess gift choice.