The Derby philosophers: Science and culture in British urban society, 1700–1850 - Paul A. Elliott
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The Derby Philosophers focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals that included the evolutionist and physician Erasmus Darwin, Rev. Thomas Gisborne the evangelical philosopher and poet, Robert Bage the novelist, Charles Sylvester the chemist and engineer, William George and his son Herbert Spencer, the internationally renowned evolutionist philosopher who coined the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’, and members of the Wedgwood and Strutt families.
The book explores how, inspired by scien...
The book explores how, inspired by scien...
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2009 Uitgever: University Press Manchester 304 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0719079225 ISBN-13: 9780719079221Koop dit boek tweedehands
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