Matthew D Eddy: 2 books
The Language of Mineralogy
John Walker, Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750-1800
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Classification is an important part of science, yet the specific methods used to construct Enlightenment systems of natural history have proven to be the bête noir of studies of eighteenth-century culture. One reason that systematic classification has received so little attention is that natural...
Science and Beliefs
From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700–1900
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The years between 1700 and 1900 witnessed a fundamental transition in attitudes towards science, as earlier concepts of natural philosophy were replaced with a more modern conception of science. This process was by no means a simple progression, and the changing attitudes to science was marked by...