Recreating Newton

Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences
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Author: Rebekah Higgitt ISBN: 9780822981794
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Publication: January 15, 2007
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Language: English
Author: Rebekah Higgitt
ISBN: 9780822981794
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication: January 15, 2007
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English

Higgitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820–1870, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the "scientist." At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those who wished to undermine the traditional, idealised depiction of scientific genius and those who felt obliged to defend Newtonian hagiography. Higgitt shows how debates about Newton's character stimulated historical scholarship and led to the development of a new expertise in the history of science.

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Higgitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820–1870, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the "scientist." At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those who wished to undermine the traditional, idealised depiction of scientific genius and those who felt obliged to defend Newtonian hagiography. Higgitt shows how debates about Newton's character stimulated historical scholarship and led to the development of a new expertise in the history of science.

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