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SCIENCE MUSEUMS IN TRANSITION
ANGLO-AMERICAN CULTURES OF DISPLAY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY |
| By: |
Carin Berkowitz (Editor), Bernard Lightman (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0822944758 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780822944751 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 May, 2017 |
| Series: |
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
This edited volume explores the transformation of scientific exhibitions and museums during the nineteenth century. Contributors focus on comparative case studies across Britain and America, examining the people, spaces, display practices, experiences, and politics that worked not only to define the museum, but to shape public science and scientific knowledge during this period. |
| Synopsis: |
This edited volume explores the transformation of scientific exhibitions and museums during the nineteenth century. Contributors focus on comparative case studies across Britain and America, examining the people, spaces, display practices, experiences, and politics that worked not only to define the museum, but to shape public science and scientific knowledge during this period. |
| Illustrations: |
40 b&w Illustrations |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press |
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Returnable |