Instruments, Travel and Science
Itineraries of Precision from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century
Herausgeber: Bourguet, Marie Noëlle; Sibum, H Otto; Licoppe, Christian
Instruments, Travel and Science
Itineraries of Precision from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century
Herausgeber: Bourguet, Marie Noëlle; Sibum, H Otto; Licoppe, Christian
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We are now accustomed to conceive of science as an instrumental activity, producing numbers, measurements and graphs by means of sophisticated devices. This book looks at the historical process that gave rise to this instrumental culture.
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We are now accustomed to conceive of science as an instrumental activity, producing numbers, measurements and graphs by means of sophisticated devices. This book looks at the historical process that gave rise to this instrumental culture.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 316
- Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 20mm
- Gewicht: 455g
- ISBN-13: 9781138008540
- ISBN-10: 1138008540
- Artikelnr.: 39712318
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 316
- Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 20mm
- Gewicht: 455g
- ISBN-13: 9781138008540
- ISBN-10: 1138008540
- Artikelnr.: 39712318
H. Otto Sibum, Marie Noëlle Bourguet, Christian Licoppe
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet, Christian Licoppe and H. Otto Sibum Introduction 1.
Simon Schaffer Golden Means: Assay Instruments and the Geography of
Precision in the Guinea Trade 2. Christian Licoppe The Project for a Map of
Languedoc in Eighteenth-Century France at the Contested Intersection
between Astronomy and Geography. The Problem of Co-ordination between
Philosophers, Instruments and Observations as a Keystone of Modernity 3.
Jim Bennett The Travels and Trials of Mr. Harrison's Timekeeper 4.
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet Landscape With Numbers: Natural History, Travel and
Instruments (Mid-18th to Early 19th Century) 5. Giuliano Pancaldi
Approaching Invention: the Reception of the Voltaic Battery in Europe 6.
Kapil Raj When Human Travellers Become Instruments: The Indo-British
Exploration of Central Asia in the 19th Century 7. Christophe Bonneuil The
Manufacture of Species: Kew Gardens, the Empire, and the Standardization of
Taxonomic Practises in Late 19th-Century Botany 8. H. Otto Sibum Exploring
the Margins of Precision 9. Richard Staley Travelling Light 10. David
Turnball Travelling Knowledge: Narratives, Assemblage and Encounters
Simon Schaffer Golden Means: Assay Instruments and the Geography of
Precision in the Guinea Trade 2. Christian Licoppe The Project for a Map of
Languedoc in Eighteenth-Century France at the Contested Intersection
between Astronomy and Geography. The Problem of Co-ordination between
Philosophers, Instruments and Observations as a Keystone of Modernity 3.
Jim Bennett The Travels and Trials of Mr. Harrison's Timekeeper 4.
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet Landscape With Numbers: Natural History, Travel and
Instruments (Mid-18th to Early 19th Century) 5. Giuliano Pancaldi
Approaching Invention: the Reception of the Voltaic Battery in Europe 6.
Kapil Raj When Human Travellers Become Instruments: The Indo-British
Exploration of Central Asia in the 19th Century 7. Christophe Bonneuil The
Manufacture of Species: Kew Gardens, the Empire, and the Standardization of
Taxonomic Practises in Late 19th-Century Botany 8. H. Otto Sibum Exploring
the Margins of Precision 9. Richard Staley Travelling Light 10. David
Turnball Travelling Knowledge: Narratives, Assemblage and Encounters
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet, Christian Licoppe and H. Otto Sibum Introduction 1.
Simon Schaffer Golden Means: Assay Instruments and the Geography of
Precision in the Guinea Trade 2. Christian Licoppe The Project for a Map of
Languedoc in Eighteenth-Century France at the Contested Intersection
between Astronomy and Geography. The Problem of Co-ordination between
Philosophers, Instruments and Observations as a Keystone of Modernity 3.
Jim Bennett The Travels and Trials of Mr. Harrison's Timekeeper 4.
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet Landscape With Numbers: Natural History, Travel and
Instruments (Mid-18th to Early 19th Century) 5. Giuliano Pancaldi
Approaching Invention: the Reception of the Voltaic Battery in Europe 6.
Kapil Raj When Human Travellers Become Instruments: The Indo-British
Exploration of Central Asia in the 19th Century 7. Christophe Bonneuil The
Manufacture of Species: Kew Gardens, the Empire, and the Standardization of
Taxonomic Practises in Late 19th-Century Botany 8. H. Otto Sibum Exploring
the Margins of Precision 9. Richard Staley Travelling Light 10. David
Turnball Travelling Knowledge: Narratives, Assemblage and Encounters
Simon Schaffer Golden Means: Assay Instruments and the Geography of
Precision in the Guinea Trade 2. Christian Licoppe The Project for a Map of
Languedoc in Eighteenth-Century France at the Contested Intersection
between Astronomy and Geography. The Problem of Co-ordination between
Philosophers, Instruments and Observations as a Keystone of Modernity 3.
Jim Bennett The Travels and Trials of Mr. Harrison's Timekeeper 4.
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet Landscape With Numbers: Natural History, Travel and
Instruments (Mid-18th to Early 19th Century) 5. Giuliano Pancaldi
Approaching Invention: the Reception of the Voltaic Battery in Europe 6.
Kapil Raj When Human Travellers Become Instruments: The Indo-British
Exploration of Central Asia in the 19th Century 7. Christophe Bonneuil The
Manufacture of Species: Kew Gardens, the Empire, and the Standardization of
Taxonomic Practises in Late 19th-Century Botany 8. H. Otto Sibum Exploring
the Margins of Precision 9. Richard Staley Travelling Light 10. David
Turnball Travelling Knowledge: Narratives, Assemblage and Encounters