The Resource Victorian science in context, edited by Bernard Lightman
Victorian science in context, edited by Bernard Lightman
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- Summary
- Victorians were fascinated by the flood of strange new worlds that science was opening to them. Exotic plants and animals poured into London from all corners of the empire, while revolutionary theories such as the idea that humans might be descended from apes drew crowds to heated debates. Victorian Science in Context captures the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger Victorian culture. Leading scholars in history, literature, and the history of science explore questions such as, What did science mean to the Victorians? For whom was Victorian science written? What ideological messages did it convey? The contributors show how the practical side of science, such as the choice of particular instruments an the manner of measurement, indeed the entire laboratory setup, interacted with the social and cultural context to mold Victorian science
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 489 pages)
- Contents
-
- Defining knowledge: an introduction / George Levine
- The construction of orthodoxies and heterodoxies in the early Victorian life sciences / Alison Winter
- The probable and the possible in early Victorian England / Joan L. Richards
- Victorian economics and the science of mind / Margaret Schabas
- Biology and politics: defining the boundaries / Martin Fichman
- Redrawing the boundaries: Darwinian science and Victorian women intellectuals / Evelleen Richards
- Satire and science in Victorian culture / James G. Paradis
- Ordering nature: revisioning Victorian science culture / Barbara T. Gates
- 'The voices of nature': popularizing Victorian science / Bernard Lightman
- Science and the secularization of Victorian images of race / Douglas A. Lorimer
- Elegant recreations? Configuring science writing for women / Ann B. Shteir
- Strange new worlds of space and time: late Victorian science and science fiction / Paul Fayter
- Practicing science: an introduction / Frank M. Turner
- Wallace's Malthusian moment: the common context revisited / James Moore
- Doing science in a global empire: cable telegraphy and electrical physics in Victorian Britain / Bruce J. Hunt
- Zoological nomenclature and the empire of Victorian science / Harriet Ritvo
- Remains of the day: early Victorians in the field / Jane Camerini
- Photography as witness, detective, and impostor: visual representation in Victorian science / Jennifer Tucker
- Instrumentation and interpretation: managing and representing the working environments of Victorian experimental science / Graeme J.N. Gooday
- Metrology, metrication, and Victorian values / Simon Schaffer
- Isbn
- 9786613058393
- Label
- Victorian science in context
- Title
- Victorian science in context
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Bernard Lightman
- Subject
-
- Social conditions
- 1800-1899
- Electronic books
- Geisteswissenschaften
- Grande-Bretagne -- Conditions sociales -- 19e siècle
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Großbritannien
- Gro€britannien
- History
- Kultur
- Naturwissenschaften
- Natuurwetenschappen
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Science
- Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Science -- history
- Science -- sociology
- Sciences -- Aspect social -- 19e siècle -- Congrès
- Sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle
- Sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Social Conditions -- history
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Victorians were fascinated by the flood of strange new worlds that science was opening to them. Exotic plants and animals poured into London from all corners of the empire, while revolutionary theories such as the idea that humans might be descended from apes drew crowds to heated debates. Victorian Science in Context captures the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger Victorian culture. Leading scholars in history, literature, and the history of science explore questions such as, What did science mean to the Victorians? For whom was Victorian science written? What ideological messages did it convey? The contributors show how the practical side of science, such as the choice of particular instruments an the manner of measurement, indeed the entire laboratory setup, interacted with the social and cultural context to mold Victorian science
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 306.4/5/094109034
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- Q127.G4
- LC item number
- V45 1997eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Lightman, Bernard V.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Science
- Great Britain
- Science
- Science
- Social Conditions
- Sciences
- Grande-Bretagne
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Science
- Social conditions
- Great Britain
- Geisteswissenschaften
- Kultur
- Naturwissenschaften
- Großbritannien
- Natuurwetenschappen
- Sciences
- Sciences
- Gro€britannien
- Label
- Victorian science in context, edited by Bernard Lightman
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- txt
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- Contents
- Defining knowledge: an introduction / George Levine -- The construction of orthodoxies and heterodoxies in the early Victorian life sciences / Alison Winter -- The probable and the possible in early Victorian England / Joan L. Richards -- Victorian economics and the science of mind / Margaret Schabas -- Biology and politics: defining the boundaries / Martin Fichman -- Redrawing the boundaries: Darwinian science and Victorian women intellectuals / Evelleen Richards -- Satire and science in Victorian culture / James G. Paradis -- Ordering nature: revisioning Victorian science culture / Barbara T. Gates -- 'The voices of nature': popularizing Victorian science / Bernard Lightman -- Science and the secularization of Victorian images of race / Douglas A. Lorimer -- Elegant recreations? Configuring science writing for women / Ann B. Shteir -- Strange new worlds of space and time: late Victorian science and science fiction / Paul Fayter -- Practicing science: an introduction / Frank M. Turner -- Wallace's Malthusian moment: the common context revisited / James Moore -- Doing science in a global empire: cable telegraphy and electrical physics in Victorian Britain / Bruce J. Hunt -- Zoological nomenclature and the empire of Victorian science / Harriet Ritvo -- Remains of the day: early Victorians in the field / Jane Camerini -- Photography as witness, detective, and impostor: visual representation in Victorian science / Jennifer Tucker -- Instrumentation and interpretation: managing and representing the working environments of Victorian experimental science / Graeme J.N. Gooday -- Metrology, metrication, and Victorian values / Simon Schaffer
- Control code
- 699511098
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 489 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786613058393
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)699511098
- Label
- Victorian science in context, edited by Bernard Lightman
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Defining knowledge: an introduction / George Levine -- The construction of orthodoxies and heterodoxies in the early Victorian life sciences / Alison Winter -- The probable and the possible in early Victorian England / Joan L. Richards -- Victorian economics and the science of mind / Margaret Schabas -- Biology and politics: defining the boundaries / Martin Fichman -- Redrawing the boundaries: Darwinian science and Victorian women intellectuals / Evelleen Richards -- Satire and science in Victorian culture / James G. Paradis -- Ordering nature: revisioning Victorian science culture / Barbara T. Gates -- 'The voices of nature': popularizing Victorian science / Bernard Lightman -- Science and the secularization of Victorian images of race / Douglas A. Lorimer -- Elegant recreations? Configuring science writing for women / Ann B. Shteir -- Strange new worlds of space and time: late Victorian science and science fiction / Paul Fayter -- Practicing science: an introduction / Frank M. Turner -- Wallace's Malthusian moment: the common context revisited / James Moore -- Doing science in a global empire: cable telegraphy and electrical physics in Victorian Britain / Bruce J. Hunt -- Zoological nomenclature and the empire of Victorian science / Harriet Ritvo -- Remains of the day: early Victorians in the field / Jane Camerini -- Photography as witness, detective, and impostor: visual representation in Victorian science / Jennifer Tucker -- Instrumentation and interpretation: managing and representing the working environments of Victorian experimental science / Graeme J.N. Gooday -- Metrology, metrication, and Victorian values / Simon Schaffer
- Control code
- 699511098
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 489 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786613058393
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)699511098
Subject
- Social conditions
- 1800-1899
- Electronic books
- Geisteswissenschaften
- Grande-Bretagne -- Conditions sociales -- 19e siècle
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Großbritannien
- Gro€britannien
- History
- Kultur
- Naturwissenschaften
- Natuurwetenschappen
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Science
- Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Science -- history
- Science -- sociology
- Sciences -- Aspect social -- 19e siècle -- Congrès
- Sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- 19e siècle
- Sciences -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Social Conditions -- history
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