The singular and the making of knowledge at the Royal Society of London in the eighteenth century / by Palmira Fontes da Costa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Costa, Palmira Fontes da.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Abnormalities--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Animals.

Natural history--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Natural history.

Science--Philosophy--History--18th century.

Science.

Royal Society (Great Britain)--History--18th century.

Royal Society (Great Britain).

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The central subject of this book is the status of singular experiences in the making of natural knowledge at the Royal Society of London in the eighteenth century. It makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the importance of the reporting and display of extraordinary phenomena at the Royal Society in this period, and shows that the success of these practices was largely based on their multiple roles within the Society, where singular experiences not only promoted natural hist...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES ON SOURCES AND CONVENTIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-208) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-18990-5

9786612189906

1-4438-0409-6

OCLC:

432428746