The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel, Paperback / softback Book

The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel Paperback / softback

Edited by Stephen (Olivet Nazarene University, Illinois) Case, Lukas M. (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study) Verburgt

Part of the Cambridge Companions to History series

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It has been said that being scientific in Victorian England meant to be as much like John Herschel as possible.

This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of England's most prominent polymaths.

Drawing on his published oeuvre and recent scholarship, as well as an immense amount of surviving archival material and correspondence, these essays present the first ever comprehensive account of Herschel's life, work, and legacy.

From mathematics and astronomy, to philosophy and politics, the volume sheds new light on his crucial role in the history of Victorian science and explores a wide array of issues in the history of nineteenth-century culture, philosophy, mathematics, and beyond.

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