Lynn Thorndike

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 735 citations indexed

About

Lynn Thorndike is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lynn Thorndike has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 735 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 10 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Lynn Thorndike's work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (11 papers), Historical and Literary Studies (6 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (6 papers). Lynn Thorndike is often cited by papers focused on Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (11 papers), Historical and Literary Studies (6 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (6 papers). Lynn Thorndike collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lynn Thorndike's co-authors include Lynn White, Pearl Kibre, Henry Guerlac, René Taton and Aaron J. Ihde and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Technology and Culture and The William and Mary Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Lynn Thorndike

34 papers receiving 438 citations

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A History of Magic and Experimental Science

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lynn Thorndike United States	8	148	132	110	102	95	52	735
Charles B. Schmitt United Kingdom	15	81 0.5×	200 1.5×	241 2.2×	211 2.1×	58 0.6×	55	693
Edward Grant United States	13	90 0.6×	66 0.5×	260 2.4×	195 1.9×	66 0.7×	56	707
Joseph R. Strayer United States	15	58 0.4×	215 1.6×	65 0.6×	44 0.4×	261 2.7×	59	919
A. C. Crombie United Kingdom	13	29 0.2×	72 0.5×	213 1.9×	69 0.7×	60 0.6×	37	565
Mario Caravale	4	49 0.3×	327 2.5×	54 0.5×	32 0.3×	115 1.2×	7	665
Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana	6	60 0.4×	339 2.6×	62 0.6×	35 0.3×	140 1.5×	15	746
José María Spain	10	89 0.6×	103 0.8×	31 0.3×	33 0.3×	36 0.4×	173	412
Paula Findlen United States	15	62 0.4×	255 1.9×	359 3.3×	82 0.8×	103 1.1×	68	983
Raffaele Romanelli Italy	6	50 0.3×	330 2.5×	56 0.5×	30 0.3×	144 1.5×	16	706
G. R. Crone	12	51 0.3×	85 0.6×	33 0.3×	18 0.2×	182 1.9×	72	702

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All Works

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Thorndike, Lynn, et al.. (2019). Roger Bacon Essays.

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Kibre, Pearl & Lynn Thorndike. (1968). A Catalogue of Incipits of Mediaeval Scientific Writings in Latin, 1963. Speculum. 43(1). 78–114. 38 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1966). I. A Daily Weather Record Continued from 1 September 1400 to 25 June 1401. Isis. 57(1). 90–99. 5 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1965). Iohannes de Luna Theutonicus, about A.D. 1305. Isis. 56(2). 207–208. 1 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1964). A history of magic and experimental science VOL I. 5 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1962). Medieval Technology and Social Change. By Lynn White, jr.. (New York: Oxford University Press. 1962. Pp. ix, 194, 10 plates. $6.00.). The American Historical Review. 68(1). 93–94. 2 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1960). De Lapidibus. Ambix. 8(1). 6–23. 3 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1959). John of Seville. Speculum. 34(1). 20–38. 8 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1959). Notes upon Some Medieval Astronomical, Astrological and Mathematical Manuscripts at Florence, Milan, Bologna and Venice. Isis. 50(1). 33–50. 1 indexed citations

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Guerlac, Henry & Lynn Thorndike. (1959). A History of Magic and Experimental Science. The American Historical Review. 64(3). 621–621. 7 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1959). Notes on Some Less Familiar British Astronomical and Astrological Manuscripts. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 22(1-2). 157–171. 4 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn, et al.. (1957). La Science Antique et Medievale (Des Origines a 1450). The American Historical Review. 63(1). 86–86. 3 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1956). The Latin Translations of Astrological Works by Messahala. Osiris. 12. 49–72. 6 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1955). Further Consideration of the Experimenta, Speculum Astronomiae, and De Secretis Mulierum Ascribed to Albertus Magnus. Speculum. 30(3). 413–443. 6 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1955). The True Place of Astrology in the History of Science. Isis. 46(3). 273–278. 25 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1955). More Questions on the Meteorologica. Isis. 46(4). 357–360. 2 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1954). Fifteenth century patients.. PubMed. 28(3). 252–8. 1 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1953). Some Medieval Medical Manuscripts at the Vatican. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. VIII(July). 263–283.

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Thorndike, Lynn, et al.. (1953). Notes & Correspondence. Isis. 44(1/2). 96–99. 1 indexed citations

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Thorndike, Lynn. (1951). Prediction of Eclipses in the Fourteenth Century. Isis. 42(4). 301–302. 1 indexed citations

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