When physics became king [electronic resource] / Iwan Rhys Morus.
By: Morus, Iwan Rhys.
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TextPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xii, 303 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780226542003 (electronic bk.); 0226542009 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Physics -- Europe -- History -- 19th century | Science | Science: Physics | SCIENCE -- Physics -- General | SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General | SCIENCE -- Energy | NatuurkundeGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: When physics became king.DDC classification: 530/.094 LOC classification: QC9.E89 | M67 2005ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost | Item type | Current location | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-295) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Queen of the sciences -- 2. A revolutionary science -- 3. The romance of nature -- 4. The science of showmanship -- 5. The science of work -- 6. Mysterious fluids and forces -- 7. Mapping the heavens -- 8. Places of precision -- 9. Imperial physics -- Bibliographic essay -- Index.
A cultural history of the development of physics in the 19th century.
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