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Discovering water : James Watt, Henry Cavendish, and the nineteenth century 'Water Controversy' / David Philip Miller.

Van Pelt Library QD142 .M55 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Miller, David Philip.
Series:
Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Watt, James, 1736-1819.
Watt, James.
Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810.
Cavendish, Henry.
Water--Composition.
Water.
Physical Description:
xii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]
Contents:
2 The Nature of Discovery: The Attributional Model 11
3 The Beginnings of a Dispute and its Interpretation 27
4 Attributional Survey: Phase One, 1784-1830 59
5 Keeping Account: James Watt Jr and the Filial Project 83
6 The French Connection: Arago Re-opens the Controversy 105
7 Managing the Symbols of Victorian Science: 'Gentlemen of Science' and the Water Controversy 129
8 The Advocates of Watt: Brougham, Jeffrey and Muirhead 169
9 The Defence of Cavendish: Character, Precision and Discipline 193
10 The Controversy Joined, 1840-60 215
11 Still Waters: Attributional Survey, 1830-1900 253
Appendix Attributional Survey Database 285.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index.
ISBN:
075463177X
OCLC:
52509597

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