If you liked The Cambridge history of science by Roy Sydney Porter, Theodore Porter, and Dorothy Ross, start with The Scientific revolution in national context (1992), Penguin Social History of Britain (2001), and Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical on Drunkenness and Its Effects on the Human Body (Psychology Revivals) (2013). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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  1. 1 The Scientific revolution in national context 1992 · 305 pages · Roy Sydney Porter, Mikulás Teich · Same author
  2. 2 Penguin Social History of Britain 2001 · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  3. 3 Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical on Drunkenness and Its Effects on the Human Body (Psychology Revivals) 2013 · 265 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  4. 4 A social history of madness 1987 · 261 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  5. 5 Art of Making Model Buildings 2005 · 128 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  6. 6 Medical fringe & medical orthodoxy, 1750-1850 1987 · 274 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  7. 7 Roy Porter's Model Buildings Masterclass (Modelling Masterclass) 1997 · 128 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  8. 8 The Medical history of waters and spas 1990 · 150 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  9. 9 The Greatest Benefit to Mankind 1997 · 874 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  10. 10 The Creation of the Modern World 2000 · 768 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  11. 11 Bethlem/Bedlam 1997 · 46 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author
  12. 12 The confinement of the insane 2003 · 390 pages · Roy Sydney Porter · Same author

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What should I read after The Cambridge history of science?

BookOrb recommends The Scientific revolution in national context (1992), Penguin Social History of Britain (2001), Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical on Drunkenness and Its Effects on the Human Body (Psychology Revivals) (2013), A social history of madness (1987), and Art of Making Model Buildings (2005).

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The Cambridge history of science is by Roy Sydney Porter, Theodore Porter, and Dorothy Ross.