Book ID: CBB000550801

Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687--1851 (2004)

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Jacob, Margaret C. (Author)
Stewart, Larry R. (Author)


Harvard University Press


Publication Date: 2004
Physical Details: 201 pp.; ill.; index
Language: English

Reviewed By

Review Ducheyne, Steffen (2006) Review of "Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687--1851". Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period (p. 126). unapi

Review Jankovic, Vladimir (2006) Review of "Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687--1851". American Historical Review (p. 1586). unapi

Review Lynn, Michael R. (2007) Review of "Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687--1851". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 631). unapi

Review Miller, David Philip (2005) Review of "Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687--1851". Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences. unapi

Essay Review Mazzotti, Massimo (2007) The Two Newtons and Beyond. British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 105-111). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Lupo, Maurizio
Afinogenov, Gregory
Dell'Oro, Giorgio
Warde, Paul
Unger, Nancy C.
Thell, Anne M.
Concepts
Science and society
Science and industry
Science and economics
Science and technology, relationships
Imperialism
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18th century
17th century
20th century
16th century
Enlightenment
Places
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United States
Great Britain
France
Canada
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