Repositioning Victorian sciences : shifting centres in nineteenth-century scientific thinking / / edited by David Clifford [and others] [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 509.41/09034
• Soggetto topico: Science - Great Britain - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Intellectual life 19th century
• Persona (resp. second.): CliffordDavid
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period.
• Titolo autorizzato: Repositioning Victorian sciences
• ISBN: 1-283-37768-3; 9786613377685; 1-84331-751-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459207803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem nineteenth century studies.