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  • Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Sounds Experimental and Entertaining

    Edición de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Series series Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents
    Sound and Science in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a four-volume set of primary sources which seeks to define our historical understanding of the relationship between British scientific knowledge and sound between 1815 and 1900. In the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization, as well as a growing overseas empire, Britain was home to a rich scientific culture in which the ear was as ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • Sound Authorities

    Scientific and Musical Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Sound Authorities shows how experiences of music and sound played a crucial role in nineteenth-century scientific inquiry in Britain.In Sound Authorities, Edward J. Gillin focuses on hearing and aurality in Victorian Britain, claiming that the development of the natural sciences in this era cannot be understood without attending to the study of sound and music.During this time, scientific ... Leer más

    $38.89 USD

  • An Empire of Magnetism

    Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism

    de Edward J. Gillin ...
    During the 1840s and 1850s, the British government financed a world-wide investigation into how the Earth's magnetic phenomena operated, consisting of a network of naval expeditions and colonial observatories. Questions surrounding terrestrial magnetism were not just philosophical, but engendered urgent concerns over accurate navigation, on which Britain's commercial and colonial power relied. The ... Leer más

    $93.59 USD

  • Entente Imperial

    British and French Power in the Age of Empire

    de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Today’s arguments over Britain’s relationship with Europe and its place in the world are shaped by its imperial history. The nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where, thanks to unrivalled industry and an expansive empire, Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the need for European collaboration. This book shows how this is fundamentally wrong by exploring British ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Victorian Palace of Science

    Scientific Knowledge and the Building of the Houses of Parliament

    de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Series series Science in History
    The Palace of Westminster, home to Britain's Houses of Parliament, is one of the most studied buildings in the world. What is less well known is that while Parliament was primarily a political building, when built between 1834 and 1860, it was also a place of scientific activity. The construction of Britain's legislature presents an extraordinary story in which politicians and officials laboured ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Philosophies and Epistemologies of Sound

    Edición de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Series series Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents
    Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a four-volume set of primary sources which seeks to define our historical understanding of the relationship between British scientific knowledge and sound between 1815 and 1900. In the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization, as well as a growing overseas empire, Britain was home to a rich scientific culture in which the ear was as ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Sound in Context

    Edición de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Series series Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents
    Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a four-volume set of primary sources which seeks to define our historical understanding of the relationship between British scientific knowledge and sound between 1815 and 1900. In the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization, as well as a growing overseas empire, Britain was home to a rich scientific culture in which the ear was as ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Sound Transformed

    Edición de Edward J. Gillin ...
    Series series Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents
    Sound and Science in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a four-volume set of primary sources which seeks to define our historical understanding of the relationship between British scientific knowledge and sound between 1815 and 1900. In the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization, as well as a growing overseas empire, Britain was home to a rich scientific culture in which the ear was as ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

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    Enriched edition. Unraveling the Scientific Legacy of a Victorian Era Visionary

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  • Popular scientific lectures

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Universe: Fascinating Talks on Scientific Theory and Communication

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  • Mathematical Recreations & Essays

    Twelfth Edition

    de H.S.M. Coxeter, W. W. Rouse Ball ...
    Series series Heritage
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  • ABC of Relativity

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