ISBN: 9780521524759

The greatest ambition of any moderately successful nineteenth-century French scientist was to become a member of the Academy of Sciences. Science Under Control is the first major study in… Mehr…

The greatest ambition of any moderately successful nineteenth-century French scientist was to become a member of the Academy of Sciences. Science Under Control is the first major study in any language of this elite institution, in a period that began with such influential figures as Laplace and Cuvier and extended to the time of Louis Pasteur and Henri Poincare. The book attempts to remove the veil of mystery and misunderstanding that has shrouded this key institution and its procedures. The French government exercised political, financial, and bureaucratic control over the Academy, and the Academy in turn sat in judgment over all serious scientific production. Only with its approval could the work of French scientists win acceptance and advance their careers. The book examines the politics of science in a historical context drawing on a wealth of original historical sources. The author argues that the Academy was of importance not only nationally but also internationally, by its influence and by the establishment of certain procedures now considered basic to the organization of modern science. The book therefore provides a case study of carefully regulated scientific production encouraged yet constrained within a system of reports, prizes, and elections. This book will prove to be an invaluable source of information and of discussion on the history, politics, and religion of this intense period in European science. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Science>Hist & Phil of Science>Hist,Phil of Science, Cambridge University Press Core >1 >T<

ISBN: 9780521524759

The greatest ambition of any moderately successful nineteenth-century French scientist was to become a member of the Academy of Sciences. Science Under Control is the first major study in… Mehr…

The greatest ambition of any moderately successful nineteenth-century French scientist was to become a member of the Academy of Sciences. Science Under Control is the first major study in any language of this elite institution, in a period that began with such influential figures as Laplace and Cuvier and extended to the time of Louis Pasteur and Henri Poincare. The book attempts to remove the veil of mystery and misunderstanding that has shrouded this key institution and its procedures. The French government exercised political, financial, and bureaucratic control over the Academy, and the Academy in turn sat in judgment over all serious scientific production. Only with its approval could the work of French scientists win acceptance and advance their careers. The book examines the politics of science in a historical context drawing on a wealth of original historical sources. The author argues that the Academy was of importance not only nationally but also internationally, by its influence and by the establishment of certain procedures now considered basic to the organization of modern science. The book therefore provides a case study of carefully regulated scientific production encouraged yet constrained within a system of reports, prizes, and elections. This book will prove to be an invaluable source of information and of discussion on the history, politics, and religion of this intense period in European science. | Science under Control by Maurice Crosland Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Science & Nature > Science > Technology P10117, Maurice Crosland<

2002, ISBN: 9780521524759

Cambridge University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Reprint, 474 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-06-20T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.76 kg, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Naturwissenschaften & Techn… Mehr…

Cambridge University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Reprint, 474 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-06-20T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.76 kg, Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Kategorien, Bücher, Politik & Geschichte, Cambridge University Press, 2002<

2002, ISBN: 9780521524759

Kartoniert, 476 Seiten, 235mm x 191mm x 25mm, Sprache(n): eng This book examines French science in the 19th Century under the auspices of the French Academy of Sciences. Versandkostenfrei… Mehr…

Kartoniert, 476 Seiten, 235mm x 191mm x 25mm, Sprache(n): eng This book examines French science in the 19th Century under the auspices of the French Academy of Sciences. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<

ISBN: 9780521524759

Science Under Control ab 77.49 € als Taschenbuch: The French Academy of Sciences 1795 1914. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Geschichte, Medien > Bücher nein Buch (kartoniert), Camb… Mehr…

Science Under Control ab 77.49 € als Taschenbuch: The French Academy of Sciences 1795 1914. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Geschichte, Medien > Bücher nein Buch (kartoniert), Cambridge University Press<