The spectacular reappearance of the aurora borealis at the
beginning of the 18th century, often observed simultaneously from
different observatories in Europe, mobilized and federated a large
community of astronomers on a European scale. It encouraged them to
communicate the results of their observations and, in compiling
exhaustive catalogs of information, has helped to establish a
system of the aurora borealis that can be further studied in the
future, according to the experimental method inherited from the
previous century. This book is dedicated to some of the main aurora
observers in Europe and to the human, institutional and
philosophical context in which they evolved in the first half of
the 18th century. Its reading should be seen as a retrospective
journey through the scholarly world of the Enlightenment, during
which the same scholars are frequently encountered and
reencountered, yet each time in different contexts, or from
different angles, with the aim of compiling an account of the
swarming of ideas and encounters that constituted the development
of experimental science in this pivotal period.
General
Imprint: |
Iste Ltd And John Wiley & Sons Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Eric Chassefiere
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Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78630-792-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-78630-792-8 |
Barcode: |
9781786307927 |
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