Science and eccentricity in early nineteenth-century Britain

This dissertation is about the perceived relationship between science and eccentricity in early nineteenth-century Britain. Taking a cultural-historical approach, it explores how ideas about science and eccentricity gave order and meaning to people’s lives. It begins by examining how eccentricity wa...

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Main Author: Carroll, V. L.
Published: University of Cambridge 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.597312