Article ID: CBB000072604

“Master of practical magnetics”: The construction of an 18th-century natural philosopher (1995)

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Description On the career of Gowin Knight (1713-1772), who became an eminent member of the Royal Society, renowned for his magnetic expertise and navigational compasses, and first director of the British Museum.


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Authors & Contributors
Sturdy, David J.
Watson, Katherine D.
Taveira da Fonseca, Fernando
Stewart, M. A.
Stewart, Larry R.
Shapin, Steven B.
Journals
Medical History
Journal of the History of Ideas
Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis der Geneeskunde, Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Techniek
Social History of Medicine
History of Science
Economic History Review
Publishers
Thames & Hudson
Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Garland
Donald
Clarendon Press
Boydell Press
Concepts
Science
Professional qualifications; status; remuneration
Medicine
Educational change
Collections
Paradigms
People
Sibbald, Robert
Saunderson, Nicholas
Ramsay, William
Newton, Isaac
Knight, Gowin
Hume, David
Time Periods
18th century
20th century
19th century
Medieval
17th century
Places
British Isles
France
Portugal
Institutions
Universidade de Coimbra
Académie des Sciences, Paris
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