Science and Reading in the Eighteenth Century
by Markman Ellis
Title:
Science and Reading in the Eighteenth Century
Author:
Markman Ellis
Series (if any):
Elements in Eighteenth-Century Connections
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
96 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781009217200
EAN:
9781009217200
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
272
Dimensions (mm):
151 x 228 x 8
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£21.60
2 copies in stock
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Description
Studies the reading habits of a group of historians and science administrators known as the Hardwicke Circle. The research is based on an analysis of the reading recorded in the 'Weekly Letter', an unpublished private correspondence written from 1741 to 1766 between Thomas Birch and Philip Yorke, later second earl of Hardwicke.
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