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| Autore principale: | Lewis, Andrew J.
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| Titolo: | A democracy of facts : natural history in the early republic / Andrew J. Lewis. |
| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania press, c2011. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Serie: | Early american studies |
| Contiene: | Indice: Introduction: From an empire of reason to a democracy of facts. 1. The revolution in natural history practice: democratic science and the case of submerging swallows 2. Natural history and the market economy: the profitability of plants and rocks 3. The perils of a democracy of facts: interpreting American antiquities 4. Disciplining the democracy of facts: a theology of nature 5. Making natural history credible: geological surveys and the utility of republican science. Epilogue: Scientific practice in the nineteenth century. Notes. Index. Acknowledgments |
| ISBN: | 9780812243086 |
| Discipline: | Scienze--Studi specifici. Scienze sociali--Studi. |
| Luoghi: | Stati Uniti. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 18926 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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