Instruments, Travel and Science: Itineraries of Precision from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine)
ISBN-13:
9780415272957
ISBN-10:
0415272955
Edition:
1
Author:
H. Otto Sibum, Marie Noëlle Bourguet, Christian Licoppe
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Routledge
Format:
Hardcover
316 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780415272957
ISBN-10:
0415272955
Edition:
1
Author:
H. Otto Sibum, Marie Noëlle Bourguet, Christian Licoppe
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Routledge
Format:
Hardcover
316 pages
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Instruments, Travel and Science: Itineraries of Precision from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine) (ISBN-13: 9780415272957 and ISBN-10: 0415272955), written by authors
H. Otto Sibum, Marie Noëlle Bourguet, Christian Licoppe, was published by Routledge in 2002.
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We are now accustomed to conceive of science as an instrumental activity, producing numbers, measurements and graphs by means of sophisticated devices. This book investigates the historical process that gave rise to this instrumental culture. The contributors trace the displacement of instruments across the globe, the spread of practices or precision and the circulation and appropriation of skills and knowledge. Through comparative and contextual approaches, the volume confronts the tension between the local and the global, examining the process of the universalization of science. Bringing together case studies ranging from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, contributors discuss French, German and British initiatives, as well as the knowledge and techniques of travellers in countries such as India, Africa, South East Asia and the Americas. Students and researchers interested in the history of science in both Western and non-Western cultures will find this book a valuable and thought-provoking read.
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