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John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (Hardcover)
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John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (Hardcover)
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John Phillips was one of the most remarkable and important
scientists of the Victorian period. Orphaned at the age of seven
and brought up by his uncle, he rose to hold a number of highly
prestigious posts within the British academic and scientific
community, despite lacking a university education. By the time of
his death in 1874 he was widely regarded as one of the pioneers and
champions of the science of geology, yet until now there has been
no full length biography of Phillips. In rectifying this lacuna,
Jack Morrell has produced a meticulous and magisterial piece of
scholarship that does justice to the achievements and legacy of
John Phillips. Adopting a broadly chronological approach, the book
not only traces the development of Phillips's career but clarifies
and highlights his role within Victorian culture, shedding light on
many wider themes. It explores how Phillips' love of science was
inseparable from his need to earn a living and develop a career
which could sustain him. Hence questions of power, authority,
reputation and patronage were central to Phillips's career and
scientific work. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and a rich
body of recent writings on Victorian science, this biography
provides a fascinating and compelling account of John Phillips and
his legacy. Pulling together his personal story with the scientific
theories and developments of the day, and fixing them firmly within
the context of wider society, this biography will be vital reading
for anyone with an interest in the history of British and
nineteenth-century science.
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