Histories of Science: Natural Philosophy in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World

By: David Alff and Danielle Spratt

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Synopsis: Spreading the news of scientific breakthroughs in the eighteenth centuryHistories of Science shows how different forms of media communicated scientific breakthroughs during the long eighteenth century, bringing together eighteen humanities scholars to discuss the representation, reception, and application of natural philosophy in the Atlantic world. In particular, the authors focus on descriptions of scientific discoveries in popular print, with essays on topics as varied as placebo pills, irrigation systems, and navigational technology. And while each contributor advances a discrete argument, the collection coheres in its shared questions of methodology, historicity, and ethics. Histories of Science expands our record of the past, our understanding of the present, and our ability to imagine the future.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 366 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780813951706
Related ISBNs:: 9780813951683
Publisher:: University of Virginia Press
Date of Addition:: 06/30/25
Copyrighted By:: the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: David Alff
Edited by:: Danielle Spratt