Regionalizing Science: Placing Knowledges in Victorian England

by Simon Naylor

Victorian England, as is well known, produced an enormous amount of scientific endeavour, but what has previously been overlooked is the important role of geography on these developments. Naylor seeks to rectify this imbalance by presenting a historical geography of regional science. Taking an in-depth look at the county of Cornwall, questions on how science affected provincial Victorian society, how it changed people's relationship with the landscape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822966425
• ISBN13: 9780822966425
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 260 Pages