by WilliamClark (Author)
This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 580
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05 Aug 1999
ISBN 10: 0226109402
ISBN 13: 9780226109404