Recreating Newton : Newtonian Biography and the Making of Nineteenth-Century History of Science
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
0822966379
ISBN-13
9780822966371
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
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University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 2020
Print length
296 Pages
Product Classification:
Philosophy of science
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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.
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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