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Jim Endersby - Imperial Nature, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

Imperial Nature

Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science

Av Jim Endersby

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Beskrivning
Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. He was also, Jim Endersby argues, the perfect embodiment of Victorian science. A vivid picture of the complex interrelationships of scientific work and scientific ideas, "Imperial Nature" gracefully uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. By focusing on science's material practices and one of its foremost practitioners, Endersby ably links concerns about empire, professionalism, and philosophical practices to the forging of a nineteenth-century scientific identity.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-03-01
  • Mått: 15 x 23 x 32 mm
  • Vikt: 760 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 448
  • Förlag: The University of Chicago Press
  • ISBN: 9780226207919
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Jim Endersby is a lecturer in the History Department at the University of Sussex.

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"A refreshing record of how scientists worked.... The practice of science provides the context necessary for understanding how theories advanced; without this background, scientific progress looks too simple, and leaps seem extraordinary." - Nature "Imperial Nature adds significantly to our understanding of the multifaceted and far from inevitable ascendancy of the professional scientist in Victorian culture." - Isis "This biography shows how science in the nineteenth century transformed from the activities of independently wealthy men to those of professionals paid by governments.... Highly recommended." - Choice"

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