Science in the age of sensibility : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment

Author(s)

• Riskin, Jessica

Bibliographic Information

Science in the age of sensibility : the sentimental empiricists of the French enlightment

Jessica Riskin

University of Chicago Press, 2002

• : cloth
• : paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and index

Contents of Works

• Introduction : sensibility and enlightenment science
• The blind and the mathematically inclined
• Poor Richard's leyden jar
• From electricity to economy
• The lawyer and the lightning rod
• The mesmerism investigation and the crisis of sensibilist science
• Languages of science and revolution
• Conclusion : the legacy of the sentimental empiricists

Details

• NCID: BA62278611
• ISBN:
  • 0226720780
  • 0226720799
• LCCN: 2002005793
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chicago
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 338 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Q127.F8
  • DC21 : 509.44/09/033
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Science -- France -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Enlightenment -- France
  • LCSH : Sensitivity (Personality trait)