The Derby Philosophers Science and Culture in British Urban Society, 1700-1850 |
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| Author:
| Elliott, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-7922-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.99 |
Book Description:
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Focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, and Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer.
Focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, and Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer.