Research Catalog

Title

History of science, 1700-1900 / the Teaching Company.

Publication

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., ©2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gregory, Frederick, 1942-
• Blandford, James.
• Dunton, Tom.
• Teaching Company.

Description

6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

In the period 1700-1900, kings and empires rose and fell, but science conquered all, taking the world by storm. Yet, as the 1700s began, the mysteries of the universe were pondered by "natural philosophers" whose explanations couldn't help but be influenced by religious thought, and political and social contexts shaping their world. The ideas of the Enlightenment were especially important and influential, and the work of these natural philosophers prepared the way for the more familiar world of science recognized today. The main themes are inquiries into the history of the cosmos and the realm of living things; the attempt to break from occult explanations of chemical phenomena and their persistence in explaining natural phenomena; the proliferation of physical forces discovered and investigated; and the recurring theme of the relationship of God to nature.

Series Statement

Great courses, Science & mathematics

Uniform Title

Great courses (DVD)

Subject

• Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727
• Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794
• Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
• Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
• Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
• Planck, Max, 1858-1947
• Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
• 1700-1999
• Science > History
• Science > Europe > History
• Science > History > 18th century
• Science > History > 19th century
• Science > History > 20th century
• Science
• Europe

Genre/Form

• Lecture
• lectures.
• Lectures.
• Science films.
• Nonfiction films.
• Historical films.
• Educational films.
• History.
• Conférences.
• Films éducatifs.
• Films historiques.
• Films autres que de fiction.
• Films scientifiques.

Note

• Course guidebooks include lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.

Credits (note)

• Producer, James Blandford ; academic content supervisor, Maggie Lyons ; director, Tom Dunton ; camera operators, Damien Smith, Jon Leven.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Contents

• Part I : Lecture 1. Science in the 18th and 19th centuries ; Lecture 2. Consolidating Newton's achievement ; Lecture 3. Theories of the Earth ; Lecture 4. Grappling with rock formations ; Lecture 5. Alchemy under pressure ; Lecture 6. Lavoisier and the new French chemistry -- Lecture 7. The classification of living things ; Lecture 8. How the embryo develops ; Lecture 9. Medical healers and their roles ; Lecture 10. Mesmerism, science and the French Revolution ; Lecture 11. Explaining electricity ; Lecture 12. The amazing achievements of Galvani and Volta.
• Part II : Lecture 13. Biology is born ; Lecture 14. Alternative visions of natural science ; Lecture 15. A world of prehistoric beasts ; Lecture 16. Evolution French style ; Lecture 17. The catastrophist synthesis ; Lecture 18. Exploring the world -- Lecture 19. A Victorian sensation ; Lecture 20. The making of The Origin of Species ; Lecture 21. Troubles with Darwin's theory ; Lecture 22. Science, life and disease ; Lecture 23. Human society and the struggle for existence ; Lecture 24. Whither God?
• Part III : Lecture 25. Forces, forces everywhere ; Lecture 26. Electromagnetism changes everything ; Lecture 27. French insights about heat ; Lecture 28. New institutions of natural science ; Lecture 29. The conservation of what? ; Lecture 30. Culture wars and thermodynamics -- Lecture 31. Scientific materialism at mid-century ; Lecture 32. The mechanics of molecules ; Lecture 33. Astronomical achievement ; Lecture 34. The extra-terrestrial life fiasco ; Lecture 35. Catching up with light ; Lecture 36. The end of science?

ISBN

• 1565858387
• 9781565858381
• 9791565858380

LCCN

9791565858380

OCLC

• ocm56400996
• 56400996
• SCSB-1475474

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library