Book ID: CBB799644197

Recreating Newton: Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science (2007)

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Higgitt, Rebekah (Author)


University of Pittsburgh Press


Publication Date: 2007
Physical Details: 304
Language: English

Higgitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820–1870, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the "scientist." At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those who wished to undermine the traditional, idealised depiction of scientific genius and those who felt obliged to defend Newtonian hagiography. Higgitt shows how debates about Newton's character stimulated historical scholarship and led to the development of a new expertise in the history of science.

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Authors & Contributors
Kaitlin Southerly
Christiaan Engberts
Abrams, Ellen
Kharlamova, Vera I.
Fleming, Martha
Hvidtfelt Nielsen, Kristian
Concepts
Personality of the scientist
Historiography
History of science, as a discipline
Professions and professionalization
Scientists
Ethics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
20th century, late
Places
Netherlands
London (England)
United States
Portugal
France
Europe
Institutions
Musée académique de Genève
Lunar Society of Birmingham (England)
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