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7 produkter
Derby Philosophers
Science and Culture in British Urban Society, 1700–1850
Inbunden, 2009
1227 kr
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The Derby Philosophers focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev. Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer, William George and his …
British Arboretum
Trees, Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Av Paul A. Elliott, Charles Watkins m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
503 kr
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This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the …
Enlightenment sociability and provincial culture
Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Wright and friends
Inbunden, 2026
1402 kr
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This book makes a major original contribution to the history and geographies of enlightenment art, science, literature and medicine, arguing that the significance of the relationship between the doctor Erasmus Darwin, artist Joseph Wright and their literary and philosophical networks has hitherto …
Derby Philosophers
Science and Culture in British Urban Society, 1700–1850
Häftad, 2025
364 kr
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The Derby Philosophers focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev. Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer, William George and his …
Erasmus Darwin's Gardens
Medicine, Agriculture and the Sciences in the Eighteenth Century
Inbunden, 2021
699 kr
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This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles.Famous as the author of the Botanic Garden (1791) and grandfather of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was a larger-than-life …
Erasmus Darwin's Gardens
Medicine, Agriculture and the Sciences in the Eighteenth Century
Häftad, 2025
410 kr
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This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles.Famous as the author of the Botanic Garden (1791) and grandfather of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was a larger-than-life …
British Urban Trees
A Social and Cultural History 1800-1914
Inbunden, 2016
1140 kr
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Greening the Victorian Urban WorldWhether we consider the great London Planes which are now the largest trees in many British urban streets, the exotic ornamentals from across the globe flourishing in numerous private gardens, the stately trees of public parks and squares or the dense colourful …
