Thomas Garnett : Science, Medicine, Mobility in Britain / Robert Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Robert, 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--England--History.

Science.

Scientists--England--18th century--Biography.

Scientists.

Garnett, Thomas, 1766-1802.

Garnett, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2024]

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Thomas Garnett was a man of science and physician whose career took him from rural obscurity in 18th-century Westmorland to metropolitan prominence as the first professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the newly founded Royal Institution in London in 1799. His rise to the summit of British science was far from straightforward, but is brought to life in vivid detail by Robert Fox. Fox gives an engrossing and moving account of the trials, triumphs, and tragedies of Garnett's life, exploring his disputes with established doctors concerning the medicinal virtues of mineral waters, his involvement in the contested politics surrounding the creation of the Royal Institution of Great Britain and his premature death. In doing so, Fox deftly shows how Garnett's life can illuminate a wide canvas of the social history of British science and medicine in the crucial period of early industrialisation

Contents:

Preface Introduction 1. The Hardy Progeny of the North 2. Edinburgh: Conformity and Dissent in Medicine 3. Yorkshire: Spa Doctor and Man of Science 4. Industrial Britain: Urban Markets, Urban Promise 5. London: Tragedy in Mayfair 6. Reputation and Legacy 7. Epilogue: The Garnett Heritage Bibliography Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350239319

1350239313

9781350239302

1350239305

OCLC:

1409683378