Science and Reading in the Eighteenth Century - The Hardwicke Circle and the Royal Society, 17401766

"Studies the reading habits of a group of historians and science administrators known as the Hardwicke Circle. The research is based on an analysis of the reading recorded in the 'Weekly Letter', an unpublished private correspondence written from 1741 to 1766 between Thomas Birch and Philip Yorke, later second earl of Hardwicke"--

List of contents

Introduction: Reading History and the Royal Society; 1. The Hardwicke Circle and the Royal Society; 2. The Weekly Letter Reading Database (WLRD); 3. Acts of Reading; 4. Reading Literature and History: Case studies; 5. Science, the Royal Society and Learned Journals; Conclusion: Reading and the Royal Society.

Product details

• Authors: Markman Ellis, Markman (Queen Mary University of London) Ellis, Ellis Markman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781009217200
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0921720-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Eighteenth-Century Connections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Early 18th century c 1700 to c 1750, C 1700 To C 1800