Bøger i Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945 serien

Drawing on a range of printed sources, and interviews with veterans of Ries research, the author provides a detailed reconstruction, not only of the historical sequence of events throughout the twentieth century, but also of the personal thoughts, emotions and motives of the scientists involved and the social context of their research.

Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He is remembered principally for his efforts to liquefy hydrogen successfully in the field that would come to be known as cryogenics. This title presents his portrait.

William Crookes' long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. This biography guides us through the abundant catalogue of Crookes' accomplishments, placing his scientific activities in the context of the business of making a living from science.

Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London. Working from original documents, Brian Gee has uncovered the life and times of this optical instrument maker.

Robert Angus Smith (1817-1884) was a Scottish chemist and a leading investigator into what came to be known as 'acid rain'. This study of his life and work sheds light on the evolving understanding of sanitary science during the 19th century and of the need for regulation and enforcement of the chemical industries.

Matter and Method in the Long Chemical Revolution examines the role of and effects on chemistry of both the seventeenth-century scientific revolution and the eighteenth-century chemical revolution in parallel, using chemistry during the chemical revolution to illuminate chemistry during the scientific revolution, and vice versa.

Matthew Boulton was a leading industrialist, entrepreneur and Enlightenment figure. Often overshadowed through his association with James Watt, his Soho manufactories put Birmingham at the centre of what has recently been termed 'The Industrial Enlightenment'. Exploring his many activities and manufactures, and the regional.

Situates key French scholars in their historical context and shows how their ideas and agendas were indissolubly linked with their social and institutional positions, such as their political and religious allegiances, their status in academia, and their familial situation.

Borrowing approaches and methods from cultural studies and the history, philosophy and sociology of science, this work covers a range of subjects, periods and locations. It charts the reoccurring conceptual problems and devices that have influenced scientific biographies. It provides an overview of the history of the genre.

Comprehensively explores the 'Figure of the Earth' controversy in all its several dimensions. This book shows how a largely neglected episode of European science, that produced no spectacular process or artefact - beyond a relatively minor improvement in maps - nevertheless represents a combination of theoretical prediction and empirical method.

University astronomy is the tap-root of the discipline from which the community of professional astronomers and its organizing talent emerged. This book provides an explanatory history of the institutional development university observatories, analyzing of the ability of academic astronomers in the period between 1772-1939.

Contains case studies describing public demonstrations in Britain, Germany, Italy and France that exemplifies the variety of settings for scientific activities in the European Enlightenment. Filled with sparks and smells, this work raises issues about the ways in which modern science established its legitimacy and social acceptability.

Looks at the four main English centres known for instrument production outside the capital: Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield. This title charts the growth of these centres and provides a characterisation of their products. It also discusses the structure and organisation of the provincial trade.

Demonstrates the reason for Herschel's renown was due to the notion that his voyage was aligned with imperial ambition. It is the purpose of this book to make a case for the scientific, cultural and political singificance of his voyage and observations, as a means of demonstrating the relationship of science to imperial culture.

The ancient Greeks believed water was an element, and thinkers continued to see it that way until the 18th century. Then, it was found to be a compound, constructed of hydrogen and oxygen molecules. Who would be credited with the discovery, however, was a dispute that went on for 70 years. Miller from University of NSW.

This work debates the origins and reasons for the transformation of the concept of the "chemical structure" of a molecule and the "spatial arrangement" of atoms in a molecule in the last quarter of the 19th century.

Lomonosov's importance extends well beyond his scientific and engineering achievements. This study of one of revolutionary Russia's most distinguished and controversial engineers - Iurii Vladimirovich Lomonosov (1876-1952) also explores the relationship between science, technology and transport that developed in the Soviet Union.

The four national associations studied in this book are the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (NAPSS), the Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) and the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE).

The Scottish Enlightenment was a period of feverish intellectual and scientific progress, in a country previously considered to be marginal to the European intellectual scene. This title presents material on the Scottish enlightenment, setting it within its European context and particularly considering the grass roots experiences of Scots.

Focuses on developments at the Medical School of the University of Edinburgh and the teaching of one of Scotland's influential Enlightenment naturalists, Dr John Walker, who was the professor of natural history at the medical school from 1779-1803. This book traces his career to find out how he became a naturalist during the Enlightenment.

Focuses on the popularization of science in countries on the margins of Europe. This work analyzes a variety of scientific genres and forums for presenting science in the public sphere, including botany and women, scientific theatres, national and international exhibitions, popular medicine and astronomy and genetics in the press.