Recreating Newton: Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of ScienceExamines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. This book focuses on 1820-70, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the 'scientist'. It 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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Contents
Acknowledgments | |
JeanBaptiste Biots ªNewton and its Translation 18221829 | |
Defending the Hero | |
Francis Bailys Account of the Revd John Flamsteed 1835 | |
Newtonian Studies and the History of Science 18351855 | |
The ªregretful witness | |
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| Title | Recreating Newton: Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century |
| Author | Rebekah Higgitt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2015 |
| ISBN | 1317314948, 9781317314943 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General Science / History |
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