John Lewis Heilbron (1934-2023)

Eileen A. Reeves

doi:10.57617/gal-47

Obituary

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2024)

John Lewis Heilbron (1934-2023)

Eileen A. Reeves⁺⁻

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.57617/gal-47
Submitted: 23 February 2024
Published: 2024-04-30

References

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Anderson, Benedict. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Revised Edition. London: Verso, 1991.
Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by J. M. Cohen. London and New York: Penguin, 1950.
Cousin, Victor. “Sur un manuscrit contenant les lettres inédites du P. André”. Journal des Savants (1841), 5‑29.
Dickerman, Leah, Foster, Hal, Joselit, David, and Lambert-Beatty, Carrie. “A Questionnaire on Monuments”. October 165 (2018), 3‑177.
Foscolo, Ugo. “Antiquari e Critici”. In Id., Opere edite e postume, Vol. 4, 267‑291. Florence: Le Monnier, 1850.
Gattei, Stefano. On the Life of Galileo: Viviani’s Historical Account and Other Early Biographies. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019.
Heilbron, David. “A Friend’s View of Judge Stephen Breyer”. C-Span, July 7, 1994.
Heilbron, John L.. “Memorial Service for Delphine R. Heilbron”. In Louis Heilbron, Most of a Century. Unpaginated.
Heilbron, John L.. “Inaugural Lecture at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science”. March 31, 1995. https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/news/memoriam-john-l- heilbron-1934‑2023
Heilbron, John L. “Thomas S. Kuhn, 18 July 1922‑17 June 1996”. Isis 89.3 (1998), 505‑515.
Heilbron, John L. The Sun in the Church. Cathedrals as Solar Observatories. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999.
Heilbron, John L. “Citoyen de Genève and Philosopher to the Queen of England”. Archives des Sciences 58 (2002), 75‑92.
Heilbron, John L. “Science and History”. Interview by Harry Kreisler. November 8, 2007. https://iis.berkeley.edu/publications/john-heilbron-science-and-history
Heilbron, John L. Galileo. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Heilbron, John L. Physics. A Short History from Quintessence to Quarks. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Heilbron, John L. “Have I Explained Anything?” Isis 110.2 (2019), 305‑307.
Heilbron, John L. “History of Science or History of Learning”. Berichte der Wissenschaftsgeschichte 42 (2019), 200–219.
Heilbron, John L. The Ghost of Galileo in a Forgotten Painting from the English Civil War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
Heilbron, John L. The Incomparable Monsignor. Francesco Bianchini’s World of Science, History and Court Intrigue. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Heilbron, Louis. Most of a Century: Law and Public Service, 1930s to 1990s. Introduced by Clark Kerr; interviews conducted by Carol Hicke. Berkeley: California Board of Regents, 1995.
Interview of Adriaan Fokker by John L. Heilbron on 1963 April 1, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA.
Interview of Ebenezer Cunningham by John L. Heilbron on 1963 June 19, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA.
“John Heilbron Weds Patricia Lucero”. Jewish Community Bulletin. April 3, 1959.
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 4th edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn. Incommensurability in Science. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Lowell High School Student Organization. Red and White. Centennial Edition. Volume 83. San Francisco: Lowell High School, 1956.
Nagel, Alexander and Wood, Christopher. Anachronic Renaissance. Brooklyn: Zone Books, 2010.
Poincaré, Henri. Sur les rapports de la physique expérimentale et de la physique mathématique. Paris: Gauthier Villars, 1900.
Schoch, Russell. “An Upright Man”. California Monthly. November 1989. In Heilbron, Louis. Most of a Century, 391.
Selvin, Paul. “The Raging Bull of Berkeley”. Science 251 (1991), 368‑371.
Selvin, Paul. “Harrison Case: No Calm after Storm”. Science 262 (1993), 324‑327.
Valleriani, Matteo. Galileo Engineer. Boston: Boston Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, 2010.

[1] OG = Galilei, Galileo. Le opere di Galileo Galilei. Edizione nazionale sotto gli auspici di Sua Maestà il Re d’Italia, 20 vols. Edited by Antonio Favaro and Isidoro del Lungo. Florence, G. Barbèra, 1890‑1909.

[2] Anderson, Benedict. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Revised Edition. London: Verso, 1991.

[3] Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Translated by J. M. Cohen. London and New York: Penguin, 1950.

[4] Cousin, Victor. “Sur un manuscrit contenant les lettres inédites du P. André”. Journal des Savants (1841), 5‑29.

[5] Dickerman, Leah, Foster, Hal, Joselit, David, and Lambert-Beatty, Carrie. “A Questionnaire on Monuments”. October 165 (2018), 3‑177.

[6] Foscolo, Ugo. “Antiquari e Critici”. In Id., Opere edite e postume, Vol. 4, 267‑291. Florence: Le Monnier, 1850.

[7] Gattei, Stefano. On the Life of Galileo: Viviani’s Historical Account and Other Early Biographies. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019.

[8] Heilbron, David. “A Friend’s View of Judge Stephen Breyer”. C-Span, July 7, 1994.

[9] Heilbron, John L.. “Memorial Service for Delphine R. Heilbron”. In Louis Heilbron, Most of a Century. Unpaginated.

[10] Heilbron, John L.. “Inaugural Lecture at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science”. March 31, 1995. https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/news/memoriam-john-l- heilbron-1934‑2023

[11] Heilbron, John L. “Thomas S. Kuhn, 18 July 1922‑17 June 1996”. Isis 89.3 (1998), 505‑515.

[12] Heilbron, John L. The Sun in the Church. Cathedrals as Solar Observatories. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999.

[13] Heilbron, John L. “Citoyen de Genève and Philosopher to the Queen of England”. Archives des Sciences 58 (2002), 75‑92.

[14] Heilbron, John L. “Science and History”. Interview by Harry Kreisler. November 8, 2007. https://iis.berkeley.edu/publications/john-heilbron-science-and-history

[15] Heilbron, John L. Galileo. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

[16] Heilbron, John L. Physics. A Short History from Quintessence to Quarks. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.

[17] Heilbron, John L. “Have I Explained Anything?” Isis 110.2 (2019), 305‑307.

[18] Heilbron, John L. “History of Science or History of Learning”. Berichte der Wissenschaftsgeschichte 42 (2019), 200–219.

[19] Heilbron, John L. The Ghost of Galileo in a Forgotten Painting from the English Civil War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.

[20] Heilbron, John L. The Incomparable Monsignor. Francesco Bianchini’s World of Science, History and Court Intrigue. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.

[21] Heilbron, Louis. Most of a Century: Law and Public Service, 1930s to 1990s. Introduced by Clark Kerr; interviews conducted by Carol Hicke. Berkeley: California Board of Regents, 1995.

[22] Interview of Adriaan Fokker by John L. Heilbron on 1963 April 1, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA.

[23] Interview of Ebenezer Cunningham by John L. Heilbron on 1963 June 19, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA.

[24] “John Heilbron Weds Patricia Lucero”. Jewish Community Bulletin. April 3, 1959.

[25] Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 4th edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012.

[26] Kuhn, Thomas S. The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn. Incommensurability in Science. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2022.

[27] Lowell High School Student Organization. Red and White. Centennial Edition. Volume 83. San Francisco: Lowell High School, 1956.

[28] Nagel, Alexander and Wood, Christopher. Anachronic Renaissance. Brooklyn: Zone Books, 2010.

[29] Poincaré, Henri. Sur les rapports de la physique expérimentale et de la physique mathématique. Paris: Gauthier Villars, 1900.

[30] Schoch, Russell. “An Upright Man”. California Monthly. November 1989. In Heilbron, Louis. Most of a Century, 391.

[31] Selvin, Paul. “The Raging Bull of Berkeley”. Science 251 (1991), 368‑371.

[32] Selvin, Paul. “Harrison Case: No Calm after Storm”. Science 262 (1993), 324‑327.

[33] Valleriani, Matteo. Galileo Engineer. Boston: Boston Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, 2010.