The Rise of Public Science: Rhetoric, Technology, and Natural Philosophy in Newtonian Britain, 1660–1750 - Rilegato

Stewart, Larry

 
9780521417006: The Rise of Public Science: Rhetoric, Technology, and Natural Philosophy in Newtonian Britain, 1660–1750

Sinossi

An exploration of social attitudes towards the natural philosophers in Britain from the Restoration to industrialisation.

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Recensione

'Larry Stewart's superb book ... revolutionizes our understanding of how Britain adopted Newtonianism and what this means.' The Times Literary Supplement

' ... a useful account of a crucial episode in the origins of the ethos of modern industrial society.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Descrizione del libro

Larry Stewart explores social attitudes towards the claims and the activities of the natural philosophers especially Newton's theories and disiples in Britain from the Restoration to the first stage of industrialisation.

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