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Making Entomologists - How Periodicals Shaped Scientific Communities in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Hardcover)
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Making Entomologists - How Periodicals Shaped Scientific Communities in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Hardcover)
Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
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Popular natural history periodicals in the nineteenth century had
an incredible democratizing power. By welcoming contributions from
correspondents regardless of their background, they posed a
significant threat to those who considered themselves to be
gatekeepers of elite science, and who in turn used their own
periodicals to shape more exclusive communities. Making
Entomologists reassesses the landscape of science participation in
the nineteenth century, offering a more nuanced analysis of the
supposed amateur-professional divide that resonates with the rise
of citizen science today. Matthew Wale reveals how an increase in
popular natural history periodicals during the nineteenth century
was instrumental in shaping not only the life sciences and the
field of entomology but also scientific communities that otherwise
could not have existed. These publications enabled many actors -
from wealthy gentlemen of science to working-class naturalists - to
participate more fully within an extended network of fellow
practitioners and, crucially, imagine themselves as part of a wider
community. Women were also active participants in these groups,
although in far smaller numbers than men. Although periodicals of
the nineteenth century have received considerable scholarly
attention, this study focuses specifically on the journals and
magazines devoted to natural history. face=Calibri>
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