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Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution (Paperback)
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Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution (Paperback)
Series: Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
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At the start of the Industrial Revolution, it appeared that most
scientific instruments were made and sold in London, but by the
time of the Great Exhibition in 1851, a number of provincial firms
had the self-confidence to exhibit their products in London to an
international audience. How had this change come about, and why?
This book looks at the four main, and two lesser, English centres
known for instrument production outside the capital: Birmingham,
Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield, along with the older
population centres in Bristol and York. Making wide use of new
sources, Dr Morrison-Low, curator of history of science at the
National Museums of Scotland, charts the growth of these centres
and provides a characterisation of their products. New information
is provided on aspects of the trade, especially marketing
techniques, sources of materials, tools and customer relationships.
From contemporary evidence, she argues that the principal output of
the provincial trade (with some notable exceptions) must have been
into the London marketplace, anonymously, and at the cheaper end of
the market. She also discusses the structure and organization of
the provincial trade, and looks at the impact of new technology
imported from other closely-allied trades. By virtue of its
approach and subject matter the book considers aspects of economic
and business history, gender and the family, the history of science
and technology, material culture, and patterns of migration. It
contains a myriad of stories of families and firms, of
entrepreneurs and customers, and of organizations and arms of
government. In bringing together this wide range of interests, Dr
Morrison-Low enables us to appreciate how central the making,
selling and distribution of scientific instruments was for the
Industrial Revolution.
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