03577oam 2200721I 450 991052836070332120151002020706.00-8229-4477-40-8229-8179-31-315-65306-01-317-31494-81-281-12503-297866111250351-85196-547-510.4324/9781315653068 (CKB)1000000000481135(EBL)328111(OCoLC)476125204(SSID)ssj0000234115(PQKBManifestationID)11199762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234115(PQKBWorkID)10235439(PQKB)10326661(MiAaPQ)EBC4623031(MiAaPQ)EBC1510760(MiAaPQ)EBC4014422(OCoLC)948602712(MiAaPQ)EBC4015125(UkCbUP)CR9781851965472(EXLCZ)99100000000048113520180706d20162007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRecreating Newton Newtonian biography and the making of nineteenth-century history of science /by Rebekah HiggittAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (ix, 286 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Science and culture in the nineteenth century ;no. 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 ;no. 2.ScientistsBiographyHistory and criticismScienceGreat BritainHistory19th centuryScienceGreat BritainHistory17th centuryHistoriographyBiography as a literary formGreat BritainIntellectual life19th centuryScientistsHistory and criticism.ScienceHistoryScienceHistoryHistoriography.Biography as a literary form.530.092Higgitt Rebekah1105333UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910528360703321Recreating Newton2628344UNINA