A culture of curiosity
This study explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science have identified the genteel household as an important site for scientific experiment, they have tended to do so via biographies of important men of science. Using a wide...
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| author | Hannan, Leonie |
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| description | This study explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science have identified the genteel household as an important site for scientific experiment, they have tended to do so via biographies of important men of science. Using a wide range of historical source material, from household accounts and inventories to letters and print culture, this book investigates the tools within reach of early modern householders in their search for knowledge. It considers the under-explored question of the home as a site of knowledge production and does so by viewing scientific enquiry as one of many interrelated domestic practices. It shows that knowledge production and consumption were necessary facets of domestic life and that the eighteenth-century home generated practices that were integral to ‘Enlightenment’ enquiry. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1218752025-07-31T01:02:29Z A culture of curiosity Hannan, Leonie History Modern 18th Century Science History Europe Great Britain Georgian Era (1714-1837) This study explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science have identified the genteel household as an important site for scientific experiment, they have tended to do so via biographies of important men of science. Using a wide range of historical source material, from household accounts and inventories to letters and print culture, this book investigates the tools within reach of early modern householders in their search for knowledge. It considers the under-explored question of the home as a site of knowledge production and does so by viewing scientific enquiry as one of many interrelated domestic practices. It shows that knowledge production and consumption were necessary facets of domestic life and that the eighteenth-century home generated practices that were integral to ‘Enlightenment’ enquiry. 2023-11-17T08:52:05Z 2023-11-17T08:52:05Z 2023-08-25T05:31:07Z 2023 book OCN: 1395404989 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/75783 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/121875 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75783/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75783/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75783/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/75783/1/external_content.pdf Manchester University Press Manchester University Press 10.7765/9781526153050 10.7765/9781526153050 bcb4ab08-c525-4e6c-88e5-a0cf0a175533 Knowledge Unlatched Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2023: HSS Frontlist Books Manchester University Press open access |
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