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When Scotland ruled the world : the story of the golden age of genius, creativity and exploration
- Title
- When Scotland ruled the world : the story of the golden age of genius, creativity and exploration / Stewart Lamont.
- Author
- Lamont, Stewart, 1947-
- Publication
- London : HarperCollins, ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DA812 .L366 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 244 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- 1700-1799
- Intellectuals > Scotland > Biography
- Enlightenment > Scotland
- Civilization
- Enlightenment
- Intellectual life
- Intellectuals
- Geestesgeschiedenis
- Uitvindingen
- Scotland > Intellectual life > 18th century
- Scotland > Civilization
- Scotland > History > 18th century
- Scotland > History
- Scotland > Intellectual life
- Scotland
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Enlightenment dawns: the fall and rise of the Scottish empire -- Men of science I: sulphur and steam -- North America: a symphony of Scots in the new world -- Men of science II: electricity and ether -- Writers: pens mightier than swords -- Pioneers, prophets and patriots -- Medicine: 'Whence came these arrayed in white?' -- Prime ministers: Scots who governed England (and an empire too) -- The Scots psyche: 'I kent his faither.'
- ISBN
- 0007100019
- 9780007100019
- OCLC
- ocm46504732
- 46504732
- SCSB-14265505
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library