Histories of Science: Natural Philosophy in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813951683)

Spreading the news of scientific breakthroughs in the eighteenth century

Histories of Science shows how different forms of media communicated scientific breakthroughs during the long eighteenth century, bringing together eighteen humanities scholars to discuss the representation, reception, and application of natural philosophy in the Atlantic world. In particular, the authors focus on descriptions of scientific discoveries in popular print, with essays on topics as varied as placebo pills, irrigation systems, and navigational technology. And while each contributor advances a discrete argument, the collection coheres in its shared questions of methodology, historicity, and ethics. Histories of Science expands our record of the past, our understanding of the present, and our ability to imagine the future.

Author: David Alff
ISBN-10: 0813951682
ISBN-13: 9780813951683
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2025
Pages: 366
Format: Hardcover