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UNINA9910459207803321 |
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Titolo |
Repositioning Victorian sciences : shifting centres in nineteenth-century scientific thinking / / edited by David Clifford [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Anthem Press, , 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-37768-3 |
9786613377685 |
1-84331-751-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Anthem nineteenth century studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Great Britain Intellectual life 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; 1. Margins and centres / Alex Warwick -- ; 2. 'Speakers concerning the Earth' : Ruskin's geology after 1860 / Caroline Trowbridge -- ; 3. Swimming at the edges of scientific respectability : sea serpents in the Victorian era / Sherrie Lyons -- ; 4. 'The drugs, the blister and the lancet are all laid aside' : hydropathy and medical orthodoxy in Scotland, 1840-1900 / Alastair Durie -- ; 5. Anna Kingsford : scientist and sorceress / Alison Butler -- ; 6. A science for one or a science for all? : physiognomy, self-help, and the practical benefits of science / Lucy Hartley -- ; 7. 'Supposed differences' : Lydia Becker and Victorian women's participation in the BAAS / Susan David Bernstein. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period. |
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