Thomas Huxley: making the "man of science"
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1. Verfasser: White, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2003
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge science biographies
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-197) and index
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Science at Home; 2 Gentlemen of Science?; 3 Science as Culture; 4 The Worship of Science; 5 "Darkest England"; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Examines the identity of the 'man of science' in Victorian times as it was shaped by Thomas Huxley, the leading naturalist and popularizer of Darwinian theory. Breaking with traditional biographies, White treats Huxley as exemplary of the British 'man of science' and reflects on the historical significance of scientific authority
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 205 pages)
ISBN:0511059876
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