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Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760–1820 Golinski, Jan (University of New Hampshire)
Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760–1820
Golinski, Jan (University of New Hampshire)
This book joins a number of studies examining science as a practical activity in specific social settings. Jan Golinski considers the development of chemistry in Britain from 1760 to 1820, and relates it to the rise and subsequent eclipse of forms of civic life characteristic of the European Enlightenment.
360 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line diagrams
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 24, 1992 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521394147 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 360 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 24 mm · 675 g |
| Language | English |