Mid-Victorian Science Museums and Exhibitions: “The Industrial Amusement and Instruction of the People” (2013)
Lightman, Bernard V. (Author)
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
Volume: 37, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 82-93
The Royal Polytechnic Institution, Wyld's Globe and the Royal Panopticon were part of a family of institutions that existed in the post-Great Exhibition era that shared a common approach to popularizing science based on the blending of education and entertainment. Studying them helps us to understand the Victorian fascination with science, especially in the third quarter of the century. It draws our attention to the important role of popularizers of science who worked in these museums and exhibitions. Once their role is added to our account of the cult of science, a very different picture emerges that forces us to reconsider the standard story of the dominance of the scie
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