X Club - Power and Authority in Victorian Science

The X Club was a group of Victorian scientists who banded together to promote disinterested science and education; they included many of the most prominent scientists of the period, and they controlled the Royal Society for a couple of decades.

Riassunto

The X Club was a group of Victorian scientists who banded together to promote disinterested science and education; they included many of the most prominent scientists of the period, and they controlled the Royal Society for a couple of decades.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ruth Barton, Barton Ruth
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780226551616
• ISBN: 978-0-226-55161-6
• Pagine: 576
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, European History, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Europa / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Wissenschaftsgeschichte (Naturwissenschaften), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)