Author: John Henry PepperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The boy's playbook of science. Revised with additions by T.C. Hepworth
Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Science Museums in Transition
Author: Carin BerkowitzPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822982757
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
The nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic shift in the display and dissemination of natural knowledge across Britain and America, from private collections of miscellaneous artifacts and objects to public exhibitions and state-sponsored museums. The science museum as we know it—an institution of expert knowledge built to inform a lay public—was still very much in formation during this dynamic period. Science Museums in Transition provides a nuanced, comparative study of the diverse places and spaces in which science was displayed at a time when science and spectacle were still deeply intertwined; when leading naturalists, curators, and popular showmen were debating both how to display their knowledge and how and whether they should profit from scientific work; and when ideals of nationalism, class politics, and democracy were permeating the museum's walls. Contributors examine a constellation of people, spaces, display practices, experiences, and politics that worked not only to define the museum, but to shape public science and scientific knowledge. Taken together, the chapters in this volume span the Atlantic, exploring private and public museums, short and long-term exhibitions, and museums built for entertainment, education, and research, and in turn raise a host of important questions, about expertise, and about who speaks for nature and for history.
Books by Catholic Authors in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catholic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Catalogue of Additions to the Library of the United States Patent Office
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385301335
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Catalogue of Additions of the Library of the United States Patent Office
Author: Catalogue of Additions to the Library of the U.S. Patent Office, May 1, 1878-May 1, 1883
Author: United States. Patent OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Monthly Bulletin of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British Library (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description