03124oam 2200637I 450 991049317080332120210209180413.00-8229-4477-40-8229-8179-31-315-65306-01-317-31494-81-281-12503-297866111250351-85196-547-510.4324/9781315653068 (CKB)1000000000481135(EBL)328111(OCoLC)476125204(SSID)ssj0000234115(PQKBManifestationID)11199762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234115(PQKBWorkID)10235439(PQKB)10326661(MiAaPQ)EBC4623031(MiAaPQ)EBC1510760(MiAaPQ)EBC4014422(OCoLC)948602712(EXLCZ)99100000000048113520180706d20162007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRecreating Newton Newtonian biography and the making of nineteenth-century history of science /by Rebekah HiggittAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (297 p.)Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century ;Number 2First published 2007 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited.1-85196-906-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations and Tables; Introduction; 1 Jean-Baptiste Biot's 'Newton' and its English Translation (1822-1829); 2 David Brewster's Life of Sir Isaac newton (1831): Defending the Hero; 3 Francis Baily's Account of the Revd John Flamsteed (1835); 4 Newtonian Studies and the History of Science 1835-1855; 5 David Brewster's Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton (1855): The 'Regretful Witness'; 6 The 'Mythical' and the 'Historical' Newton; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix: Translations of Quotations from Biot's 'Newton' in Chapter 1; Works Cited; IndexHiggitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820-70, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the 'scientist'. At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those who wished to undermine the traditional, idealised depiction of scientific genius and those who felt obliged to defend Newtonian hagiography. Higgitt shows how debates about Newton's character stimulated historical scholarship and led to the development of a new expertise in the history of science.Science and culture in the nineteenth century ;Number 2.ScientistsBiographyHistory and criticismElectronic books.ScientistsHistory and criticism.530.092Higgitt Rebekah1056501MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910493170803321Recreating Newton2490905UNINA