Metropolis and province: science in british culture, 1780 - 1850
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415418041
Date de publication :
21 déc. 2006
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
700 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A collection of case studies, focusing on British scientific culture during the first industrial revolution. This work explores the social basis of science in the period and asks why such an extraordinarily rich variety of cultural-scientific experience should have flourished at the time.