David Brewster and the Culture of Science in Scotland, 1793–1843
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
Av Bill Jenkins, University of St Andrews) Jenkins, Bill (History Lecturer
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.The decades between the French Revolution and the mid-nineteenth century were a period of radical transformation in Scottish society and culture on many levels. The Scottish Enlightenment had seen a striking blossoming of the natural sciences, with the development of a distinctive and influential national scientific culture. The natural philosopher David Brewster was educated in Edinburgh amidst the intellectual ferment of the late Enlightenment but lived to end his days as a grand old man of Victorian science. This book uses the long and eventful career of Brewster as a lens through which to explore themes of rupture and continuity in Scottish scientific culture in a period of dramatic social and political change.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-11-30
- Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
- Vikt514 g
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor248
- FörlagEdinburgh University Press
- EAN9781399528566