Andrew J Lewis

A Democracy of Facts

Natural History in the Early Republic

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using case studies from ornithology, botany, antiquities, theology, and geology, "A Democracy of Facts" tells the fascinating story of naturalists coming of age and creating a profession in the early American republic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780812243086
• ISBN-10: 0812243080
• Artikelnr.: 33081908

Autorenporträt

Andrew J. Lewis teaches history at American University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: From an Empire of Reason to a Democracy of Facts
Chapter 1. The Revolution in Natural History Practice: Democratic Science
and the Case of Submerging Swallows
Chapter 2. Natural History and the Market Economy: The Profitability of
Plants and Rocks
Chapter 3. The Perils of a Democracy of Facts: Interpreting American
Antiquities
Chapter 4. Disciplining the Democracy of Facts: A Theology of Nature
Chapter 5. Making Natural History Credible: Geological Surveys and the
Utility of Republican Science
Epilogue: Scientific Practice in the Nineteenth Century
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments