Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists

Name: Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists
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ISBN: 9780226481166

ISBN-10: 0226481166

ISBN-13: 9780226481166

Edition: 4th 2004

Authors: Bernard Lightman, Bernard Lightman

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Containing more than 1,200 new entries on both major and minor figures of British science, this four-volume dictionary examines how the theories and practices of scientists were shaped by Victorian beliefs about religion, gender, imperialism, and politics, presenting a rich panorama of the development of science in the nineteenth century.While the Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists covers those working in traditional scientific areas such as physics, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, and biology, it also acknowledges those working in the human sciences such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, and medicine. In addition, areas often overlooked by historians of…

Book details

List price: $1,799.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/30/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 2400
Size: 0.02" wide x 0.04" long x 0.03" tall
Weight: 9.130
Language: English