Practical Purposes: Readers in Experimental Philosophy at the Boston Athenaeum (1827-1850)
Guthery, Scott B.
ISBN 10: 1942795947 ISBN 13: 9781942795940
Published by Docent Press, 2016
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396 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.90 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 1942795947
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Practical Purposes explores connections between what antebellum practitioners in Boston were reading and what they were building between 1827 and 1850. Along the way the book examines why some books on technical topics were preferred to others. Based on the books borrowed registers of the Boston Athenaeum, the book details reading in ten scientific and engineering fields including hydraulics, chemistry, mathematics, and geology.
About the Author: Scott Guthery is a proprietor of the Boston Athenaeum and the author of A Motif of Mathematics: History and Application of the Mediant and the Farey Sequence. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Title: Practical Purposes: Readers in Experimental ...
Publisher: Docent Press
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New