The Cambridge companion to John Herschel /

It has been said that being scientific in Victorian England meant to be as much like John Herschel as possible. This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of England's most prominent polymaths. Drawing on his published oeuvre and recent scholarship, as well as...

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Hauptverfasser:
Case, Stephen (HerausgeberIn), Verburgt, Lukas M.
Weitere Verfasser:
Verburgt, Lukas M. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
It has been said that being scientific in Victorian England meant to be as much like John Herschel as possible. This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of England's most prominent polymaths. Drawing on his published oeuvre and recent scholarship, as well as an immense amount of surviving archival material and correspondence, these essays present the first ever comprehensive account of Herschel's life, work, and legacy. From mathematics and astronomy, to philosophy and politics, the volume sheds new light on his crucial role in the history of Victorian science and explores a wide array of issues in the history of nineteenth-century culture, philosophy, mathematics, and beyond.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Anmerkungen:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 May 2024).
ISBN:
9781009237697
1009237691
9781009237727
1009237721
Schlagworte:
Herschel, John F. W. > (John Frederick William), > 1792-1871.
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