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Newtonianism for the ladies and other uneducated souls : the popularization of science in Leipzig, 1687-1750 / Moira R. Rogers.
Van Pelt Library Q225.2.G3 R64 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rogers, Moira R., 1960-
- Series:
- Women in German literature ; vol. 6.
- Women in German literature ; vol. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science news--Germany--Leipzig--History--17th century.
- Science news.
- Science news--Germany--Leipzig--History--18th century.
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
- Newton, Isaac.
- History.
- Germany--Leipzig.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : P. Lang, [2003]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Making Knowledge Public
- Chapter 1. Setting the Stage: The Early German Enlightenment 21
- Chapter 2. Making Knowledge Public 38
- Chapter 3. The Birth of the Lexicons: Amaranthes' Useful, Gallant, and Curious Ladies' Lexicon (1715, 1739, 1773) 53
- Part 2 The Public Culture of Science
- Chapter 4. Didactic Poetry 69
- Chapter 5. Dialogue Writing: The Example of Algarotti's Newtonianism for the Ladies 89
- Chapter 6. Public Displays of Science: The Life and Times of Electricity in Leipzig, 1740-1750: Trivial Entertainment or Serious Study? 104.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-176) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0820450294
- OCLC:
- 43985752
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