Spirit of inquiry: how one extraordinary society shaped modern science
Gibson, Susannah
Spirit of inquiry: how one extraordinary society shaped modern science - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019 - xxi, 377p. ; hb, 24cm.
Includes bibliography and index
Despite its modest size, the Cambridge Philosophical Society has played a monumental role in the history of science. To mark the bicentenary of its founding in 1819, Susannah Gibson gives a vivid account of the illustrious (and sometimes eccentric) members of the society, their breakthrough discoveries, and the forging of modern science.
9780198833376
Cambridge Philosophical Society
History - Science
200th anniversary - Cambridge Philosophical Society
Charles Darwin
Lawrence Bragg
Mary Somerville
506.9426 / GIB
Spirit of inquiry: how one extraordinary society shaped modern science - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019 - xxi, 377p. ; hb, 24cm.
Includes bibliography and index
Despite its modest size, the Cambridge Philosophical Society has played a monumental role in the history of science. To mark the bicentenary of its founding in 1819, Susannah Gibson gives a vivid account of the illustrious (and sometimes eccentric) members of the society, their breakthrough discoveries, and the forging of modern science.
9780198833376
Cambridge Philosophical Society
History - Science
200th anniversary - Cambridge Philosophical Society
Charles Darwin
Lawrence Bragg
Mary Somerville
506.9426 / GIB
