Science in the age of sensibility : the sentimental empiricists of the French Enlightenment / Jessica Riskin.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, c2002.
Descrizione fisica:
XII, 338 p., [1] c. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Acknowledgments. List of abbreviations. 1. Introduction: Sensibility and Enlightenment science 2. The blind and the mathematically inclined 3. Poor Richard's Leyden jar 4. From electricity to economy 5. The lawyer and the lightning rod 6. The Mesmerism investigation and the crisis of sensibilist science 7. Languages of science and revolution 8. Conclusion: The legacy of the sentimental empiricists. Bibliography. Index
