John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science

ISBN-13: 9780815389996 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 457 str.

Jack Morrell

Opis

John Phillips was one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Introduction. Part I The Scientific Apprentice 1800-34: The apprentice mineral surveyor; The young lecturer and keeper; The spreading reputation 1829-33. Part II Making a Career 1834-53: The provincial base; The professor and popular writer; The Geological Survey 1836-41; The Geological Survey 1841-49; Manifold scientist. Part III The Oxford Professor 1853-74: The Oxford chair; Professorial research; Keepering; Voluntary commitments; Evolution, the earth, man, and God. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Jack Morrell