Materials in Eighteenth-century Science
Title | Materials in Eighteenth-century Science PDF eBook |
Author | Ursula Klein |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Total Pages | 357 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Chemistry |
ISBN | 0262113066 |
In this history of materials, the authors link chemical science with chemical technology, challenging our current understandings of objects in the history of science and the distinction between scientific and technological objects. They further show that chemits' experimental production and understanding of materials changed over time, first in the decades around 1700 and then around 1830, when mundane materials became clearly distinguished from true chemical substances.
MATERIALS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SCIENCE.
Title | MATERIALS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SCIENCE. PDF eBook |
Author | URSULA. KLEIN |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780262535526 |
Materials and medicine
Title | Materials and medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Pratik Chakrabarti |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2017-03-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1526117614 |
Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare. Bringing together a wide range of sources, this book argues that the intellectual developments in European medicine were inextricably linked to histories of conquest, colonization and the establishment of colonial institutions. This is the first book to trace the links between colonialism and medicine on such a geographical and conceptual scale. Chakrabarti examines the texts, plants, minerals, colonial hospitals, dispensatories and the works of surgeons, missionaries and travellers to demonstrate that these were shaped by the material constitution of eighteenth century European colonialism. This book will appeal to experts and students in histories of medicine, science, and imperialism as well as south Asian and Caribbean history.
Women and the Art and Science of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century Europe
Title | Women and the Art and Science of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Arlene Leis |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 221 |
Release | 2020-08-31 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1000175189 |
Through both longer essays and shorter case studies, this book examines the relationship of European women from various countries and backgrounds to collecting, in order to explore the social practices and material and visual cultures of collecting in eighteenth-century Europe. It recovers their lives and examines their interests, their methodologies, and their collections and objects—some of which have rarely been studied before. The book also considers women’s role as producers, that is, creators of objects that were collected. Detailed examination of the artefacts—both visually, and in relation to their historical contexts—exposes new ways of thinking about collecting in relation to the arts and sciences in eighteenth-century Europe. The book is interdisciplinary in its makeup and brings together scholars from a wide range of fields. It will be of interest to those working in art history, material and visual culture, history of collecting, history of science, literary studies, women’s studies, gender studies, and art conservation.
A History of Science Technology and Philosophy in the 18th Century
Title | A History of Science Technology and Philosophy in the 18th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Wolf |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 743 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0429594968 |
Published in 1938: The new volume presents a full and profusely illustrated account of progress made during the eighteenth century in Mathematics, Mechanics, Astronomy, Physics, Meteorology, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Psychology, Demography, Economics, Philosophy, and Technology.
Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century
Title | Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Britt-Louise Gunnarsson |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | 380 |
Release | 2011-10-28 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110255065 |
The eighteenth century is an important period both in the history of science and in the history of languages. Interest in science, and especially in the useful sciences, exploded and a new, modern approach to scientific discovery and the accumulation of knowledge emerged. It was during this century, too, that ideas on language and language practice began to change. Latin had been more or less the only written language used for scientific purposes, but gradually the vernaculars became established as fully acceptable alternatives for scientific writing. The period is of interest, moreover, from a genre-historical point of view. Encyclopedias, dictionaries and also correspondence played a key role in the spread of scientific ideas. At the time, writing on scientific matters was not as distinct from fiction, poetry or religious texts as it is today, a fact which also gave a creative liberty to individual writers. In this volume, seventeen authors explore, from a variety of angles, the construction of a scientific language and discourse. The chapters are thematically organized into four sections, each contributing to our understanding of this dynamic period in the history of science: their themes are the forming of scientific communities, the emergence of new languages of science, the spread of scientific ideas, and the development of scientific writing. A particular focus is placed on the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). From the point of view of the natural sciences, Linnaeus is renowned for his principles for defining genera and species of organisms and his creation of a uniform system for naming them. From the standpoint of this volume, however, he is also of interest as an example of a European scientist of the eighteenth century. This volume is unique both in its broad linguistic approach - including studies on textlinguistics, stylistics, sociolinguistics, lexicon and nomenclature - and in its combination of language studies, philosophy of language, history and sociology of science. The book covers writing in different European languages: Swedish, German, French, English, Latin, Portuguese, and Russian. With its focus on the history of scientific language and discourse during a dynamic period in Europe, the book promises to contribute to new insights both for readers interested in language history and those with an interest in the history of ideas and thought.
William Hunter's World
Title | William Hunter's World PDF eBook |
Author | Mr Mungo Campbell |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | 421 |
Release | 2015-09-28 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 140944774X |
Despite William Hunter's stature as one of the most important collectors and men of science of the eighteenth century, and the fact that his collection is the foundation of Scotland's oldest public museum, The Hunterian, until now there has been no comprehensive examination in a single volume of all his collections in their diversity. This volume comprises essays by international specialists and are as diverse as Hunter's collections themselves, dealing as they do with material that ranges from medical and scientific specimens, to painting, prints, books and manuscripts, and includes a special feature of links to the Hunterian's web pages and on-line databases. Locating Hunter's collecting within the broader context of his age and environment, this book provides an original approach to a man and collection whose importance has yet to be comprehensively assessed.