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Science and the Visual Image in the Enlightenment(European Studies in Science, History and the Arts Series)

Science and the Visual Image in the Enlightenment(European Studies in Science, History and the Arts Series)

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ISBN-10:: 0881352853
ISBN-13:: 9780881352856
Pub. Date:: 10/01/2000
Publisher:: Watson Publishing International

ISBN-10:: 0881352853
ISBN-13:: 9780881352856
Pub. Date:: 10/01/2000
Publisher:: Watson Publishing International

Science and the Visual Image in the Enlightenment(European Studies in Science, History and the Arts Series)

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ISBN-13:	9780881352856
Publisher:	Watson Publishing International
Publication date:	10/01/2000
Series:	European Studies in Science History and the Arts
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface
	Experiments and the Image of Enlightened Science
	Domesticating Science in the Eighteenth Century	1
	Joseph Wright of Derby--Art, Science and the Validity of Artistic Language	25
	The Rhetoric of Experiments and Scientific Illustrations in the Enlightenment	39
	Chemical Imagery and the Enlightenment of Matter	57
	Some Reflections on Geometrical Diagrams and Mathematical Physics	89
	The Image of Nature in Museums, Gardens and Textbook Material
	Naturalistic Illustrations and Collections in Tuscany in the Eighteenth Century	111
	Instruments and Illustrations in Eighteenth-Century Astronomy	137
	Illustrated Courses of Natural Philosophy in the Southern Low Countries, 1670-1797	155
	Women Illustrators of Natural History in the Enlightenment	185
	Catalogues of Dutch Botanical Gardens in the Enlightenment	213
	List of Contributors	227
	Index of Names	228

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Ten essays<-->by European academics in art history and history of science, and a couple of academic librarians<-->examine the intertwined aspects of illustration and the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the 18th century. The contributions discuss the subtleties of how experiments were depicted, the impact of such descriptive illustrations, and the image of nature as it was shaped and modified by botanical gardens, museums of natural sciences, and scientific textbooks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Science And The Visual Image In The Enlightenment is an impressive collection of scholarly essays which examine the role illustrations played in the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge during the 18th century, the commonly referred to "Age of Enlightenment". These articulate, informative, engaging essays include Domesticating Science in the Eighteenth Century (John Heilbron); Joseph Wright of Derby - Art, Science and the Validity of Artistic Language (Werner Busch); The rhetoric of Experiments and Scientific Illustrations in the Enlightenment (William R. Shea); Chemical Imagery and the Enlightenment of Matter (Marco Beretta); Some Reflections on Geometrical Diagrams and Mathematical Physics (Fernand Hallyn); Naturalistic Illustrations and Collections in Tuscany in the Eighteenth Century (Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi); Instruments and Illustrations in Eighteenth-Century Astronomy (Jim Bennett); Illustrated Course of Natural Philosophy in the Southern Low Countries, 1670-1797 (Carmelia Opsomer); Women Illustrators of Natural History in the Enlightenment (Julia Lindkvist); Catalogues of Dutch Botanical Gardens in the Enlightenment (Carla Oldensburger-Ebbers). Science And The Visual Image In The Enlightenment is enthusiastically recommended to students of the history of science in general, and European 18th century science illustration in particular.

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