Science, Technology and Economic Growth in the Eighteenth Century - Hardcover

Science, Technology and Economic Growth in the Eighteenth Century (Peter Moore's copy)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Small octavo, pp (8), 211, very clean internally, a vey good copy indeed in dustwrapper. Signature of Dr Peter Moore on the front endpaper. The scarce hardback edition. [The Natural History of Industry, Vitriol in the Industrial revolution, The Mackintoshes and the Origins of the Chemical Industry, Bryan Higgins and His Circle, etc. This book illustrates the growing awareness of the importance of science and technology in the Industrial Revolution. The contributors show that the growth in the teaching and literature of natural philosophy - mechanics, hydraulics etc, mathematics and chemistry, together with such new agencies as "philosophical societies", itinerant lecturers and libraries - were significant factors in the development of the Industrial Revolution. ]. Artikel-Nr. 014956

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