A powerful reimagining of the world in which a young Charles Darwin
developed his theory of evolution. When Charles Darwin returned to
Britain from the Beagle voyage in 1836, the most talked-about
scientific books of the day were the Bridgewater Treatises. This
series of eight works was funded by a bequest of the last Earl of
Bridgewater and written by leading men of science appointed by the
president of the Royal Society to explore "the Power, Wisdom, and
Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation." Securing public
attention beyond all expectations, the series offered Darwin's
generation a range of approaches to one of the great questions of
the age: how to incorporate the newly emerging disciplinary
sciences into Britain's overwhelmingly Christian culture. Drawing
on a wealth of archival and published sources, including many
unexplored by historians, Jonathan R. Topham examines how and to
what extent the series contributed to a sense of congruence between
Christianity and the sciences in the generation before the fabled
Victorian conflict between science and religion. Building on the
distinctive insights of book history and paying close attention to
the production, circulation, and use of the books, Topham offers
new perspectives on early Victorian science and the subject of
science and religion as a whole.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2022 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Jonathan R. Topham
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
544 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-81576-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-226-81576-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780226815763 |
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