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A Democracy of Facts – Natural History in the Early Republic de Andrew J. Lewis

A Democracy of Facts – Natural History in the Early Republic: Early American Studies

Autor Andrew J. Lewis
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 apr 2011
Using case studies from ornithology, botany, antiquities, theology, and geology, "A Democracy of Facts" tells the fascinating story of naturalists coming of age and creating a profession in the early American republic.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780812243086
ISBN-10: 0812243080
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 161 x 237 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: MT – University of Pennsylvania Press
Seria Early American Studies

Cuprins

Introduction: From an Empire of Reason to a Democracy of Facts
Chapter 1. The Revolution in Natural History Practice: Democratic Science and the Case of Submerging Swallows
Chapter 2. Natural History and the Market Economy: The Profitability of Plants and Rocks
Chapter 3. The Perils of a Democracy of Facts: Interpreting American Antiquities
Chapter 4. Disciplining the Democracy of Facts: A Theology of Nature
Chapter 5. Making Natural History Credible: Geological Surveys and the Utility of Republican Science
Epilogue: Scientific Practice in the Nineteenth Century
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments

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