Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945 – serie
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Science Policies and Twentieth-Century Dictatorships
Spain, Italy and Argentina
Av Amparo Gómez, Antonio Fco. Canales m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
706 kr
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Making a fresh contribution to the political history of science, this book explores the connections between the science policies of three countries that each experienced considerable political upheaval in the twentieth century: Spain, Italy and Argentina. By focussing on these three countries, the …
From Local Patriotism to a Planetary Perspective
Impact Crater Research in Germany, 1930s-1970s
Häftad, 2020
727 kr
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The Nördlinger Ries and Steinheim Basin, two conspicuous geological structures in southern Germany, were traditionally viewed as somewhat enigmatic but nevertheless definitely volcanic edifices until they were finally recognized as impact craters in the 1960s. The changing views about the origin of …
Brainwaves: A Cultural History of Electroencephalography
Häftad, 2019
727 kr
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In the history of brain research, the prospect of visualizing brain processes has continually awakened great expectations. In this study, Cornelius Borck focuses on a recording technique developed by the German physiologist Hans Berger to register electric brain currents; a technique that was …
Chemical Structure, Spatial Arrangement
The Early History of Stereochemistry, 1874–1914
Inbunden, 2003
2519 kr
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Offering a comprehensive narrative of the early history of stereochemistry, Dr Ramberg explores the reasons for and the consequences of the fundamental change in the meaning of chemical formulas with the emergence of stereochemistry during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. As yet …
Discovering Water
James Watt, Henry Cavendish and the Nineteenth-Century 'Water Controversy'
Inbunden, 2004
2519 kr
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The 'water controversy' concerns one of the central discoveries of modern science, that water is not an element but rather a compound. The allocation of priority in this discovery was contentious in the 1780s and has occupied a number of 20th century historians. The matter is tied up with the …
British University Observatories 1772–1939
Inbunden, 2008
2752 kr
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British University Observatories fills a gap in the historiography of British astronomy by offering the histories of observatories identified as a group by their shared characteristics. The first full histories of the Oxford and Cambridge observatories are here central to an explanatory history of …
Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism
Inbunden, 2004
2519 kr
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Through a reassessment of phrenology, Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism sheds light on all kinds of works in Victorian Britain and America which have previously been unnoticed or were simply referred to with a vague 'naturalism of the times' explanation. It is often …
John Herschel's Cape Voyage
Private Science, Public Imagination and the Ambitions of Empire
Inbunden, 2004
2519 kr
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In 1833 John Herschel sailed from London to Cape Town, southern Africa, to undertake (at his own expense) an astronomical exploration of the southern heavens, as well as a terrestrial exploration of the area around Cape Town. After his return to England in 1838, and as a result of his voyage, he …
Science and Beliefs
From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700–1900
Av Matthew D. Eddy, David M. Knight
Inbunden, 2005
2519 kr
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The years between 1700 and 1900 witnessed a fundamental transition in attitudes towards science, as earlier concepts of natural philosophy were replaced with a more modern conception of science. This process was by no means a simple progression, and the changing attitudes to science was marked by …
Pursuing the Unity of Science
Ideology and Scientific Practice from the Great War to the Cold War
Av Harmke Kamminga, Geert Somsen
Inbunden, 2016
2519 kr
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From 1918 to the late 1940s, a host of influential scientists and intellectuals in Europe and North America were engaged in a number of far-reaching unity of science projects. In this period of deep social and political divisions, scientists collaborated to unify sciences across disciplinary …
W.J.M. Rankine, 1820–1872
The Making of Engineering Science in Victorian Culture
Av Ben Marsden
Inbunden, 2024
1853 kr
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William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) is a major figure in the history of nineteenth-century science and engineering. As well as being a successful railway and hydraulic engineer, he was largely responsible for the establishment of 'engineering science' as the core of a new academic discipline …
Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution
Inbunden, 2007
2594 kr
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At the start of the Industrial Revolution, it appeared that most scientific instruments were made and sold in London, but by the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851, a number of provincial firms had the self-confidence to exhibit their products in London to an international audience. How had this …
Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800)
London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker
Inbunden, 2007
2673 kr
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Jesse Ramsden was one of the most prominent manufacturers of scientific instruments in the latter half of the eighteenth century. To own a Ramsden instrument, be it one of his great theodolites or one of the many sextants and barometers produced at his London workshop, was to own not only an …
William Crookes (1832–1919) and the Commercialization of Science
Inbunden, 2008
2752 kr
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William Crookes' long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Throughout his career he was an important science journalist, the discoverer of thallium, the inventor of the radiometer, investigator of …
Language of Mineralogy
John Walker, Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750-1800
Inbunden, 2008
2519 kr
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Classification is an important part of science, yet the specific methods used to construct Enlightenment systems of natural history have proven to be the bête noir of studies of eighteenth-century culture. One reason that systematic classification has received so little attention is that natural …
Science and Spectacle in the European Enlightenment
Av Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Christine Blondel
Inbunden, 2008
2594 kr
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Air-pumps, electrical machines, colliding ivory balls, coloured sparks, mechanical planetariums, magic mirrors, hot-air balloons - these are just a sample of the devices displayed in public demonstrations of science in the eighteenth century. Public and private demonstrations of natural philosophy …
Barcelona: An Urban History of Science and Modernity, 1888-1929
Av Oliver Hochadel, Agustí Nieto-Galan
Häftad, 2017
970 kr
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The four decades between the two Universal Exhibitions of 1888 and 1929 were formative in the creation of modern Barcelona. Architecture and art blossomed in the work of Antoni Gaudi and many others. At the same time, social unrest tore the city apart. Topics such as art nouveau and anarchism have …
Pursuing the Unity of Science
Ideology and Scientific Practice from the Great War to the Cold War
Av Harmke Kamminga, Geert Somsen
Häftad, 2017
766 kr
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From 1918 to the late 1940s, a host of influential scientists and intellectuals in Europe and North America were engaged in a number of far-reaching unity of science projects. In this period of deep social and political divisions, scientists collaborated to unify sciences across disciplinary …
Hélène Metzger, Historian and Historiographer of the Sciences
Häftad, 2021
729 kr
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Is there something important to learn from the history of science about knowledge and the mind? Do habits and emotions play a significant role in science? To what extent do present concerns and knowledge distort our understanding of past texts and practices? These are crucial questions in current …
Avant-Garde and Psychotechnics
Science, Art and Technology in the Early Soviet Union
Inbunden, 2023
2594 kr
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Avant-Garde and Psychotechnics presents an innovative look at the Russian avant-garde and its cultural encounters with the sciences in the 1920s. The book examines some of the lesser known entanglements between architects, filmmakers and philosophers, on the one hand, and experimental psychologists …
Avant-Garde and Psychotechnics
Science, Art and Technology in the Early Soviet Union
Häftad, 2025
669 kr
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Avant-Garde and Psychotechnics presents an innovative look at the Russian avant-garde and its cultural encounters with the sciences in the 1920s. The book examines some of the lesser known entanglements between architects, filmmakers and philosophers, on the one hand, and experimental psychologists …
Entrepreneurial Ventures in Chemistry
The Muspratts of Liverpool, 1793-1934
Av Peter Reed
Häftad, 2017
789 kr
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The Muspratt family form a fascinating dynasty in the history of British commerce and manufacturing. Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the …
Sir James Dewar, 1842–1923
A Ruthless Chemist
Häftad, 2017
789 kr
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Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution (1877-1923) and is remembered principally for his efforts to liquefy …
Hélène Metzger, Historian and Historiographer of the Sciences
Inbunden, 2019
2594 kr
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Is there something important to learn from the history of science about knowledge and the mind? Do habits and emotions play a significant role in science? To what extent do present concerns and knowledge distort our understanding of past texts and practices? These are crucial questions in current …
Science and Spectacle in the European Enlightenment
Av Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Christine Blondel
Häftad, 2016
894 kr
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Air-pumps, electrical machines, colliding ivory balls, coloured sparks, mechanical planetariums, magic mirrors, hot-air balloons - these are just a sample of the devices displayed in public demonstrations of science in the eighteenth century. Public and private demonstrations of natural philosophy …
Acid Rain and the Rise of the Environmental Chemist in Nineteenth-Century Britain
The Life and Work of Robert Angus Smith
Av Peter Reed
Häftad, 2016
894 kr
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Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his working life, contextualized through discussion of his childhood, education, beliefs, family, interests and influences sheds light on the evolving …
Chemical Structure, Spatial Arrangement
The Early History of Stereochemistry, 1874–1914
Häftad, 2017
868 kr
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Offering a comprehensive narrative of the early history of stereochemistry, Dr Ramberg explores the reasons for and the consequences of the fundamental change in the meaning of chemical formulas with the emergence of stereochemistry during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. As yet …
Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution
Häftad, 2016
955 kr
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At the start of the Industrial Revolution, it appeared that most scientific instruments were made and sold in London, but by the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851, a number of provincial firms had the self-confidence to exhibit their products in London to an international audience. How had this …
Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism
Häftad, 2017
894 kr
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Through a reassessment of phrenology, Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism sheds light on all kinds of works in Victorian Britain and America which have previously been unnoticed or were simply referred to with a vague 'naturalism of the times' explanation. It is often …
Discovering Water
James Watt, Henry Cavendish and the Nineteenth-Century 'Water Controversy'
Häftad, 2017
894 kr
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The 'water controversy' concerns one of the central discoveries of modern science, that water is not an element but rather a compound. The allocation of priority in this discovery was contentious in the 1780s and has occupied a number of 20th century historians. The matter is tied up with the …
