Green Musselman, Elizabeth (Author)
Description On how scientists' own physical weaknesses are important to consider in understanding the way that they developed their disciplined mental skills. Considers major British thinkers such as John Dalton, Lord Kelvin, Charles Babbage, and John Herschel.
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Review Rosner, Lisa (2007) Review of "Nervous Conditions: Science and the Body Politic in Early Industrial Britain". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (p. 435).
Review Richards, Joan L. (2007) Review of "Nervous Conditions: Science and the Body Politic in Early Industrial Britain". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 388).
Review Morus, Iwan Rhys (2008) Review of "Nervous Conditions: Science and the Body Politic in Early Industrial Britain". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 282).
Review Forth, Christopher E. (2007) Review of "Nervous Conditions: Science and the Body Politic in Early Industrial Britain". Victorian Studies (p. 355).
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