Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760-1820

by Jan Golinski

Book Overview

Science as Public Culture joins a growing number of studies examining science as a practical activity in specific social settings. Jan Golinski considers the development of chemistry in Britain from 1760 to 1820, and relates it to the rise and subsequent eclipse of forms of civic life characteristic of the European Enlightenment. Within this framework the careers of prominent chemists like William Cullen, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Beddoes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521659523
• ISBN13: 9780521659529
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"