Science in the Romantic Era Contributor(s): Knight, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138644447 ISBN-13: 9781138644441 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History - Science | History |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Romanticism |
Physical Information: 366 pages |
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Publisher Description: First published in 1998. The Romantic Era was a time when society, religion and other beliefs, and science were all in flux. The idea that the universe was a great clock, and that men were little clocks, all built by a divine watchmaker, was giving way to a more dynamic and pantheistic way of thinking. A new language was invented for chemistry, replacing metaphor with algebra; and scientific illustration came to play the role of a visual language, deeply involved with theory. A scientific community came gradually into being as the 19th century wore on. The papers which compose this book have appeared in a wide range of books and journals; together with the new introduction they illuminate science and its context in the Romantic Era and follow its effects in the 19th century. |