Repositioning Victorian Sciences: Shifting Centres in Nineteenth-century Scientific ThinkingDavid Clifford 'Sciences' were named and formed with great speed in the nineteenth century. Yet what constitutes a 'true' science? The Victorian era facilitated the rise of practices such as phrenology and physiognomy, so-called sciences that lost their status and fell out of use rather swiftly. This collection of essays seeks to examine the marginalised sciences of the nineteenth century in an attempt to define the shifting centres of scientific thinking, specifically asking: how do some sciences emerge to occupy central ground and how do others become consigned to the margins? The essays in this collection explore the influence of nineteenth-century culture on the rise of these sciences, investigating the emergence of marginal sciences such as scriptural geology and spiritualism. 'Repositioning Victorian Sciences' is a valuable addition to our understanding of nineteenth-century science in its original context, and will also be of great interest to those studying the era as a whole. |
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... tion of the first law , which emphasizes gradual conquests of credibility and not simply date of initial publication ... tion of force proved that Newton's inverse - square law is an incomplete descrip- tion of gravity.12 James Hinton ...
... tion from experimental research to therapeutic method and treatment marked the establishment of a critical bridge across which the ' sciences of man ' could connect the discourse of science - with its rigorous standards of experimenta- tion ...
... tion extended to those entering to await their guide or colleague in the laboratory sitting room.7 Ironically , discarding the trappings of amateur science proved as difficult to achieve as substantial state support for ...
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Ruskins Geology After 1860 | 17 |
Sea Serpents | 31 |
Scientist and Sorceress | 59 |
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