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Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
The zoologist
Author: The Zoologist
Author: Edward NewmanMaking Entomologists
Author: Matthew WalePublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822989263
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Popular natural history periodicals in the nineteenth century had an incredible democratizing power. By welcoming contributions from correspondents regardless of their background, they posed a significant threat to those who considered themselves to be gatekeepers of elite science, and who in turn used their own periodicals to shape more exclusive communities. Making Entomologists reassesses the landscape of science participation in the nineteenth century, offering a more nuanced analysis of the supposed amateur-professional divide that resonates with the rise of citizen science today. Matthew Wale reveals how an increase in popular natural history periodicals during the nineteenth century was instrumental in shaping not only the life sciences and the field of entomology but also scientific communities that otherwise could not have existed. These publications enabled many actors—from wealthy gentlemen of science to working-class naturalists—to participate more fully within an extended network of fellow practitioners and, crucially, imagine themselves as part of a wider community. Women were also active participants in these groups, although in far smaller numbers than men. Although periodicals of the nineteenth century have received considerable scholarly attention, this study focuses specifically on the journals and magazines devoted to natural history.
Quakers, Jews, and Science
Author: G. N. CantorPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199276684
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"This study examines how two minorities - the Quaker and Anglo-Jewish communities - engaged with the sciences. With their roots in the mid-seventeenth century, both communities maintained their religious and social norms throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, while standing outside the hegemony of the Anglican Church and being subject to various forms of discrimination. Yet for both Quakers and Jews science offered educational and career opportunities and participation in the wider society. They adopted their own scientific interests, with Quakers being attracted principally to the observational sciences. Drawing on a wealth of documentary material, much of which has not been analysed by previous historians, Geoffrey Cantor charts the involvement of Quakers and Jews in many different aspects of science: scientific research, science education, science-related careers, and scientific institutions ranging from the Royal Society to the Great Exhibition."--BOOK JACKET.
Catalogue of Scientific Serials of All Countries
Author: Samuel Hubbard ScudderPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Serials of All Countries Including the Translations of Learned Societis in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences 1633-1876
Author: Samuel Hubbard ScudderPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Special Publications
Author: Harvard University. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The British and Foreign Medical Review
Author: John Forbes,M.D.,F.R.S.,F.G.S.,Edited By.Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 634
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