This study explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took
place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science
have identified the genteel household as an important site for
scientific experiment, they have tended to do so via biographies of
important men of science. Using a wide range of historical source
material, from household accounts and inventories to letters and
print culture, this book investigates the tools within reach of
early modern householders in their search for knowledge. It
considers the under-explored question of the home as a site of
knowledge production and does so by viewing scientific enquiry as
one of many interrelated domestic practices. It shows that
knowledge production and consumption were necessary facets of
domestic life and that the eighteenth-century home generated
practices that were integral to ‘Enlightenment’ enquiry. -- .
General
Imprint: |
Manchester University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Leonie Hannan
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5261-5303-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5261-5303-3 |
Barcode: |
9781526153036 |
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