Cultural Dynamics of Science – serie
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Global Spencerism
The Communication and Appropriation of a British Evolutionist
Inbunden, 2015
2498 kr
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Today the name most closely associated with evolutionary theory is Charles Darwin. Given Darwin’s immense reputation it is easy to forget that Herbert Spencer, in his time, was just as famous as Darwin. It turns out that Spencer’s evolutionary thought was not what necessarily appealed to many of …
Compound Histories
Materials, Governance and Production, 1760-1840
Inbunden, 2017
2114 kr
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Compound Histories: Materials, Governance and Production, 1760-1840 offers a new view of the period during which Europe took on its modern character and globally dominant position. By exploring the intertwined realms of production, governance and materials, it places chemists and chemistry at the …
Orce Man
Controversy, Media and Politics in Human Origins Research
Inbunden, 2020
2445 kr
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In The Orce Man: Controversy, Media and Politics in Human Origins Research, Miquel Carandell presents a thrilling story of a controversy on an Spanish “First European” that involved scientists, politicians and newspapers. In the early 1980s, with Spanish democracy in its beginnings, the Orce bone …
Science, Technology and Medicine in the Making of Lisbon (1840–1940)
Av Ana Simões
Inbunden, 2022
2942 kr
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Why write a book about science, technology, and medicine in Lisbon? No one questions the value of similar studies of European capital cities such as Paris or London, but they are not reflective of the norm. Alongside its unique characteristics, Lisbon more closely represents the rule and deserves …
