Enlightenment, modernity and science : geographies of scientific culture and improvement in Georgian England /: geographies of scientific culture and improvement in Georgian England. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul A. Elliott.
• Other Names: Elliott, Paul A
• Contents: 1. Scientific culture and the home in Georgian society -- 2. The Garden: Darwin's Gardens: place, horticulture and botany -- 3. The school: dissenting academies and scientific culture -- 4. The Institution: Freemasonry -- 5. Public science: urban botanical gardens -- 6. 'Enlightened and animated circles': county towns and counties -- 7. Urban scientific culture: science and politics in Nottingham -- 8. The sciences, enclosure and improvement -- 9. Placing electricity and meteorology: Abraham Bennet (1750-1799).
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 358 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 942.06; Enlightenment -- England; Science -- England -- History -- 18th century; Human geography -- England -- History -- 18th century; HISTORY; Enlightenment; Human geography; Intellectual life; Science; Naturwissenschaften; Anthropogeographie; Mouvement des Lumières -- Géographie -- Angleterre (GB) -- 18e siècle; Angleterre (GB) -- Vie intellectuelle -- 18e siècle; Géographie culturelle -- Angleterre (GB) -- 18e siècle; England -- Intellectual life -- 18th century; England; England; Electronic books; Electronic books -- History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857718969; 0857718967; 9781283066365
• Related ISBNs: 128306636X; 1848853661; 9781848853669
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-358) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.