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This book tells eleven Urban Histories of Science from nine cities - Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Glasgow, Helsinki, Lisbon, Naples and Buenos Aires - situated on the margins of Europe or even outside of it. With a focus on the time around the turn of the 20th century, it contains episodes dealing with astronomy and archaeology, zoology and geology, engineering, hygiene and city planning. Yet why delve into the scientific culture of cities, which are considered marginal in terms of their production in science, technology and medicine? This book turns the tables and shows what...

The four decades between the two Universal Exhibitions of 1888 and 1929 were formative in the creation of modern Barcelona. Architecture and art blossomed in the work of Antoni Gaudi- and many others. At the same time, social unrest tore the city apart. Topics such as art nouveau and anarchism have attracted the attention of numerous historians. Yet the crucial role of science, technology and medicine in the cultural makeup of the city has been largely ignored. The ten articles of this book recover the richness and complexity of the scientific culture of end of the century Barcelona. The...