Recreating Newton: Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science. Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century, Volume 2. (Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century, #2) (Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century)

by Rebekah Higgitt

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Recreating Newton: Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science. Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century, Volume 2. (Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century, #2) (Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century)

by Rebekah Higgitt

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Higgitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820-70, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the 'scientist'. At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those who wished to undermine the traditional, idealised depiction of scientific genius and those who felt obliged to defend Newtonian hagiography. Higgitt shows how debates about Newton's character stimulated historical scholarship and led to the development of a new expertise in the history of science.

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ISBN10 6611125035
ISBN13 9786611125035
Publish Date 1 January 2007
Publish Status Active
Out of Print 27 September 2011
Publish Country US
Imprint Pickering & Chatto Publishers

Format eBook
Pages 297
Language English