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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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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 |
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