A World of New Ideas, 16501820 - Welsh Scientists of the Long Eighteenth Century, Volume 1: The Isles

In the long eighteenth century, between 1650 and 1820, Wales and the rest of Europe moved from a world of alchemy to one of steam engines and electricity. The scientists of Wales contributed to that changing world of new ideas, but their contribution often overlooked in many histories of the period. This book is a corrective that details the work of scientists from Wales in the four home nations of the isles, covering the intellectual changes of the period and their impact on religion; how scientists were educated in Wales; and, in a lengthy final section, some of the practical science undertaken and the social benefits that resulted.

About the author

Paul Frame is an honorary fellow of the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth and the author of Liberty's Apostle: Richard Price, His Life and Times.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Frame, Frame Paul
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9781837720095
• ISBN: 978-1-83772-009-5
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Scientists of Wales
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Wales, World, New, 1, Paul, Isles, SCIENCE / History, Welsh, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, 1820, of, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, Scientists, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Century, Frame, long, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 17th century c 1650 to c 1699, Volume, Eighteenth, 1650, 1650–1820, Ideas’