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The Derby philosophers : science and culture in British urban society, 1700-1850

Title
The Derby philosophers : science and culture in British urban society, 1700-1850 / Paul A. Elliott.
Author
Elliott, Paul A.
Publication
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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Description
x, 294 p. : ill., plans, ports.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Science and civilization > History
  • Philosophy, British > 18th century
  • Philosophy, British > 19th century
  • Derby (England) > Intellectual life
  • Great Britain > Civilization
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-289) and index.
Contents
Politics, religion, urban culture and natural philosophy, c.1700-1770 -- Natural philosophy and utility -- Joseph Wright, John Whitehurst and Derby philosophical culture, c.1760-1783 -- The Derby Philosophical Society -- Dissent, politics and natural philosophy : the campaigns of the 1780s and 1790s -- Enlightenment and improvement : the campaign for the enclosure of common lands during the 1790s -- The Derby Literary and Philosophical Society -- The Derbyshire General Infirmary -- Evolution : Erasmus Darwin, William George Spencer and Herbert Spencer -- Women and Derby scientific culture, c.1780-1850 -- Civic science and rational recreation : the Derby Mechanics' Institute (1825) and the Derby Arboretum (1840).
Call Number
JFE 10-236
ISBN
  • 9780719079221 (hbk.)
  • 0719079225 (hbk.)
OCLC
303019272
Author
Elliott, Paul A.
Title
The Derby philosophers : science and culture in British urban society, 1700-1850 / Paul A. Elliott.
Imprint
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-289) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 10-236
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