The Naturalist in Britain
A Social History
Seiten
1994
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Revised edition
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-03628-1 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-03628-1 (ISBN)
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Tracing the evolution of natural history from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, this study describes the roles of scientific ideas, popular fashions, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase in leisure time and the tendency of like-minded people to form clubs.
Both a major resource for historians of science and an introduction to natural history for the general reader, this study establishes a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. Here the author traces the evolution of natural history from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, from the "herbalizings" of apprentice apothecaries to the establishment of national reserves and international societies, as natural history emerged as an organized discipline. The book describes the role of scientific ideas, popular fashion, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase of leisure time and disposable income, and the tendency of like-minded persons to form clubs.
Both a major resource for historians of science and an introduction to natural history for the general reader, this study establishes a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. Here the author traces the evolution of natural history from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, from the "herbalizings" of apprentice apothecaries to the establishment of national reserves and international societies, as natural history emerged as an organized discipline. The book describes the role of scientific ideas, popular fashion, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase of leisure time and disposable income, and the tendency of like-minded persons to form clubs.
David Elliston Allen is coordinator of the History of Medicine Program of The Wellcome Trust. He is also Honorary Lecturer in the History of the Life Sciences, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, and teaches at the University College, London.
| Zusatzinfo | 11 halftones |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 539 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-03628-4 / 0691036284 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-03628-1 / 9780691036281 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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