Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented, but excluding scientists who were alive when the Dictionary was first published.

Library does not own v. 15. Supplement I.--v. 16. Index. -- v. 17-18. Supplement II.

v. 1: Pierre Abailard -- L.S. Berg. -- v. 2: Hans Berger -- Christoph Buys Ballot. -- v. 3: Pierre Cabanis -- Heinrich von Dechen. -- v. 4: Richard Dedekind -- Firmicus Maternus. -- v. 5: Emil Fischer -- Gottlieb Haberlandt. -- vl. 6: Jean Hachette -- Joseph Hyrtl. -- v. 7: Iamblichus -- Karl Landsteiner. -- v. 8: Jonathan Homer Lane -- Pierre Joseph Macquer. -- v. 9: A.T. Macrobius -- K.F. Naumann. -- v. 10: S.G. Navashin -- W. Piso. -- v. 11: A. Pitcairn -- B. Rush. -- v. 12: Ibn Rushd -- Jean-Servais Stas. -- v. 13: Hermann Staudinger -- Giuseppe Veronese. -- v. 14: Addison Emery Verrill -- Johann Zwelfer.