Enlightenment of Thomas Beddoes - Science, Medicine, and Reform

List of contents

Introduction
Trevor Levere, Larry Stewart
1. Chemistry, Consumption and Reform
Trevor Levere
2. Geology and Natural History
Hugh Torrens
3. A Jacobin Cloven Hoof
Larry Stewart
4. Book Collector, Library Cormorant and Critic
Trevor Levere
5. Models, Toys and the Struggle for Educational Reform
Hugh Torrens and Joseph Wachelder
Appendix 1. The Mystery of Dr. John Edmonds Stock, Beddoes' first biographer
Hugh Torrens
Appendix 2. Beddoes’ Borrowings from the Bristol Library Society
Trevor Levere
Index

About the author

Trevor Levere is University Professor Emeritus in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, Canada.
Larry Stewart is a Professor in the Department of History, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Hugh S. Torrens is Emeritus Professor of History of Science and Technology at Keele University, UK.
Joseph Wachelder is an Associate Professor in the Department of History, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

Summary

As the authors of this book note, Thomas Beddoes (1760-1808) lived in ‘decidedly interesting times’ in which established orders in politics and science were challenged by revolutionary new ideas. Enthusiastically participating in the heady atmosphere of Enlightenment debate, Beddoes career suffered from his radical views on politics and science.

Additional text

"I found each of the essays interesting and stimulating, well-presented and well-researched." - Brian Vincent, University of Bristol
"This volume contributes to a more thorough understanding of the political aspect of Beddoes’s work. (...) Each chapter contributes information that will be welcomed by specialists, and each one is comprehensively documented." - Jan Golinski, University of New Hampshire

Product details

• Authors: LEVERE, Trevor Levere, Trevor (University of Toronto Levere, Trevor Stewart Levere, Levere Trevor, Larry Stewart, Larry (University of Saskatchewan Stewart, Stewart Larry, Hugh Torrens, Hugh (Keele University Torrens, Torrens Hugh, Joseph Wachelder, Joseph (Maastricht University Wachelder, Wachelder Joseph
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138329980
• ISBN: 978-1-138-32998-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945; Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); History, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History of Medicine, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Science, Archaeology, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards