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David Brewster and the Culture of Science in Scotland, 1793-1843 / Bill Jenkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jenkins, Bill, 1930-2012, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enlightenment--Scotland.
- Enlightenment.
- Brewster, David, 1781-1868.
- Brewster, David.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2025]
- Summary:
- How did Scottish scientific culture change from the Enlightenment to the Victorian period?.
- Contents:
- Intro
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: David Brewster and the History of Natural Philosophy in Scotland
- PART I SCIENCE IN EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY SCOTLAND
- 2 Politics and Patronage: Science in an Age of Revolution, Reaction and Reform
- 3 Science and Religion between Enlightenment and Disruption
- 4 The Philosophy of Science
- PART II BUILDING A LIFE IN SCOTTISH SCIENCE
- 5 Scientific Book and Periodical Publishing in Scotland
- 6 Scientific Societies and Associations
- 7 Scientific Education in Scotland: Natural Philosophy and the 'Democratic Intellect'
- 8 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781399528597
- 1399528599
- 9781399528580
- 1399528580
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