Book ID: CBB103152013

Popular Exhibitions, Science and Showmanship, 1840-1910 (2012)

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Kember, Joe (Editor)
Plunkett, John (Editor)
Sullivan, Jill A. (Editor)


University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date: 2012
Language: English


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: 304

Victorian culture was characterized by a proliferation of shows and exhibitions. These were encouraged by the development of new sciences and technologies, together with changes in transportation, education and leisure patterns. The essays in this collection look at exhibitions and their influence in terms of location, technology and ideology.

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Authors & Contributors
Plunkett, John
Sullivan, Jill A.
Berkowitz, Carin
Nieto-Galan, Agustí
Grigson, Caroline
Hoffenberg, Peter H.
Journals
Archives of Natural History
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
HOST: Journal of History of Science and Technology
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Public Understanding of Science
Publishers
University of Pittsburgh Press
Pickering & Chatto
Cornell University Press
Editrice Bibliografica
Routledge
Rutgers University Press
Concepts
Popularization
Public understanding of science
Science and society
Exhibitions and fairs
Science and culture
Performance; demonstration
People
Clarke, William Branwhite
Mueller, Ferdinand, Baron von
Smyth, Robert Brough
Bridges, Henry
Bosisto, Joseph
Brian Cox
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
Enlightenment
Places
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Australia
Spain
Netherlands
Institutions
Royal Society of London
IMAX Filmed Entertainment
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