Michael Foster and the Cambridge School of Physiology : The Scientific Enterprise in Late Victorian Society / Gerald L. Geison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geison, Gerald L., 1943-2001, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1471

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart beat--History.

Heart beat.

Physiology--England--History.

Physiology.

Physiologists--England--Biography.

Physiologists.

Foster, M. (Michael), Sir, 1836-1907.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite great ferment and activity among historians of science in recent years, the history of physiology after 1850 has received little attention. Gerald Geison makes an important contribution to our knowledge of this neglected area by investigating the achievements of English physiologists at the Cambridge School from 1870 to 1900. He describes individual scientists, their research, the scientific issues affecting their work, and socio-institutional influences on the group. He pays special attention to the personality and contributions of Michael Foster, founding father of the Cambridge School. Foster's specific research interest was the origin of the rhythmic heartbeat, and the author contends that the school itself descended from and developed around this concern.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

PART ONE. The Background: Foster and English Physiology, 1840-1870

PART TWO. The Institutional Framework for Foster's Achievement

PART THREE. The Problem of the Heartbeat and the Rise of the Cambridge School

PART FOUR. Denouement and Conclusion

APPENDICES

Index of Authors Cited in Footnotes

General Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis, Yale, 1970.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400869114

1400869110

OCLC:

902958251