Practical matter : Newton's science in the service of industry and empire, 1687-1851 / Margaret C. Jacob and Larry Stewart.

  • Jacob, Margaret C., 1943-
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2004
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2004.

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201 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Newtonian revolution -- The western paradigm decisively shifts -- Popular audiences and public experiments -- Practicality and the radicalism of experiment -- Putting science to work: European strategies.

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    History of Medicine
    AB.AA6-8
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  • 0674014979