Beyond Science and Empire
Through ten case studies by international specialists, this book investigates the circulation and production of scientific knowledge between 1750 and 1945 in the fields of agriculture, astronomy, botany, cartography, medicine, statistics, and zoology.
In this period, most of the world was under some form of imperial control, while science emerged as a discrete field of activity. What was the relati...
Through ten case studies by international specialists, this book investigates the circulation and production of scientific knowledge between 1750 and 1945 in the fields of agriculture, astronomy, botany, cartography, medicine, statistics, and zoology.
In this period, most of the world was under some form of imperial control, while science emerged as a discrete field of activity. What was the relati...