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Peter Bowler is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a corresponding member of the Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences. He was President of the British Society for the History of Science 2004-6.
Peter's research interests include the development and implications of darwinism, history of the environmental sciences, science and religion, especially twentieth century and popular science writing.
Current research is on the production of popular science literature in early twentieth-century Britain, with particular emphasis on the role played by professional scientists.
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Natural history and the Raj: popular wildlife literature for readers in Britain and the British Empire in India (1858–1947)
Bowler, P. J., 01 Apr 2022, In: Archives of Natural History. 49, 1, p. 189-203 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cambridge History of Science. Vol. 6. Modern Biological and Earth Sciences
Bowler, P., May 2009, Cambridge University Press. 662 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Geographical Distribution in the Origin of Species
Bowler, P., Jan 2009, The Cambridge Companion to the Origin of Species. Ruse, M. & Richards, R. J. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 153-172 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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What Darwin Disturbed: The Biology that Might have been.
Bowler, P., Sep 2009, In: Isis. 99, p. 552-559 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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James Thomson and the Culture of a Victorian Engineer
Bowler, P., Apr 2008, Kelvin: Life, Labours and Legacy. Flood, R., McCartney, M. & Weir, A. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 56-63 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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