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Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolutions, 1750–1850
Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolutions, 1750–1850
Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge.
392 pages, 24 Illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | June 30, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780822944546 |
Publishers | University of Pittsburgh Press |
Pages | 392 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 36 mm · 793 g |
Editor | Manning, Patrick |
Editor | Rood, Daniel |