The X Club : power and authority in Victorian science / Ruth Barton.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, 2018.
Descrizione fisica:
XII, 604 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Introduction: The X Club, 1864-92. Pt. 1. Origins and ambitions: 1. Cultures of science in early Victorian England 2. Making careers 3. Speaking for Nature. Pt. 2. The X Club established: 4. Organizing science 5. Public money and the public good 6. Claiming cultural authority. Retrospective: The life, work and times of the X Club. Acknowledgements. Notes. Bibliography. Index
