A Social History of Truth
Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England

Acknowledgments
Notes on Genres, Disciplines, and Conventions
The Argument Summarized
1: The Great Civility: Trust, Truth, and Moral Order
2: "Who Was Then a Gentleman?" Integrity and Gentle Identity in Early Modern England
3: A Social History of Truth-Telling: Knowledge, Social Practice, and the Credibility of Gentlemen
4: Who Was Robert Boyle? The Creation and Presentation of an Experimental Identity
5: Epistemological Decorum: The Practical Management of Factual Testimony 193
6: Knowing about People and Knowing about Things: A Moral History of Scientific Credibility
7: Certainty and Civility: Mathematics and Boyle’s Experimental Conversation
8: Invisible Technicians: Masters, Servants, and the Making of Experimental Knowledge
Epilogue: The Way We Live Now
Bibliography
Index
Society for Social Studies of Science: Ludwik Fleck Prize
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Science, Knowledge, and Technology section, American Sociological Association: Robert K. Merton Award
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History: British and Irish History | History of Ideas
Sociology: General Sociology
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