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Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687-1851 (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine)
Practical Matter Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire 16871851 - New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Author: Margaret C. Jacob, Larry Stewart
Margaret Jacob and Larry Stewart examine the profound transformation that began in 1687. From the year when Newton published his Principia to the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, science gradually became central to Western thought and economic development. The book aims at a general audience and examines how, despite powerful opposition...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674022423
ISBN-10: 0674022424
Publication Date: 9/1/2006
Pages: 216
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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