David Brewster and the Culture of Science in Scotland 1793 1843
by [Jenkins, Bill]
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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.
Product Details
- Edinburgh University Pres Brand
- Nov 30, 2024 Pub Date:
- 9781399528566 ISBN-13:
- 1399528564 ISBN-10:
- 248.0 pages Hardcover
- English Language
- 9.21 in * 0.63 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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