The theater of experiment : staging natural philosophy in eighteenth-century Britain /

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The Theater of Experiment explores the crucial role of spectacle in the establishment of modern science. It analyzes eighteenth-century theatrical representations of science in order to demonstrate how experimental natural philosophy was itself a kind of performing art that was shaped by a wider cul...

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1. Verfasser:
Coppola, Al
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
The Theater of Experiment explores the crucial role of spectacle in the establishment of modern science. It analyzes eighteenth-century theatrical representations of science in order to demonstrate how experimental natural philosophy was itself a kind of performing art that was shaped by a wider culture of spectacle in the Enlightenment.
Umfang:
1 online resource (281 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-062726-3
0-19-026973-1
0-19-026972-3
Schlagworte:
Theater > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Science in literature.
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism.
English drama > 18th century > History and criticism.
Satire, English > History and criticism.
Literature and science > England > History > 18th century.
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