Science in the age of sensibility [[electronic resource] ] : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment / / Jessica Riskin
| Science in the age of sensibility [[electronic resource] ] : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment / / Jessica Riskin |
| Autore | Riskin Jessica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.44/09/033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - France - History - 18th century
Enlightenment - France Sensitivity (Personality trait) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-93288-8
9786612932885 0-226-72085-3 |
| Classificazione | TB 2360 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. Introduction: Sensibility and Enlightenment Science -- Chapter Two. The Blind and the Mathematically Inclined -- Chapter Three. Poor Richard's Leyden Jar -- Chapter Four. From Electricity to Economy -- Chapter Five. The Lawyer and the Lightning Rod -- Chapter Six. The Mesmerism Investigation and the Crisis of Sensibilist Science -- Chapter Seven. Languages of Science and Revolution -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion: The Legacy of the Sentimental Empiricists -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459069803321 |
Riskin Jessica
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science in the age of sensibility [[electronic resource] ] : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment / / Jessica Riskin
| Science in the age of sensibility [[electronic resource] ] : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment / / Jessica Riskin |
| Autore | Riskin Jessica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.44/09/033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - France - History - 18th century
Enlightenment - France Sensitivity (Personality trait) |
| Soggetto non controllato | scientific, sentiment, sentimental, empiricist, french, france, enlightenment, facts, investigation, academic, scholarly, research, natural, knowledge, experience, emotion, institutional, politics, political, mental, moral, blind, physics, economy, economic, reform, reformer, language, science, social life, society, civic, education, history, historical |
| ISBN |
1-282-93288-8
9786612932885 0-226-72085-3 |
| Classificazione | TB 2360 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. Introduction: Sensibility and Enlightenment Science -- Chapter Two. The Blind and the Mathematically Inclined -- Chapter Three. Poor Richard's Leyden Jar -- Chapter Four. From Electricity to Economy -- Chapter Five. The Lawyer and the Lightning Rod -- Chapter Six. The Mesmerism Investigation and the Crisis of Sensibilist Science -- Chapter Seven. Languages of Science and Revolution -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion: The Legacy of the Sentimental Empiricists -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785471903321 |
Riskin Jessica
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science in the age of sensibility : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment / / Jessica Riskin
| Science in the age of sensibility : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment / / Jessica Riskin |
| Autore | Riskin Jessica |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.44/09/033 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - France - History - 18th century
Enlightenment - France Sensitivity (Personality trait) |
| ISBN |
9786612932885
9781282932883 1282932888 9780226720852 0226720853 |
| Classificazione | TB 2360 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. Introduction: Sensibility and Enlightenment Science -- Chapter Two. The Blind and the Mathematically Inclined -- Chapter Three. Poor Richard's Leyden Jar -- Chapter Four. From Electricity to Economy -- Chapter Five. The Lawyer and the Lightning Rod -- Chapter Six. The Mesmerism Investigation and the Crisis of Sensibilist Science -- Chapter Seven. Languages of Science and Revolution -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion: The Legacy of the Sentimental Empiricists -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960366703321 |
Riskin Jessica
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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