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1 online resource |
| Series |
Science and culture in the nineteenth century |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. The Rise of Science -- 1. Foundations -- 2. The Royal Society and the British Association -- Part II. Empire and War -- 3. Admiralty and Navy -- 4. War Office, Army, and Ordnance -- Part III. Food -- 5. Agriculture -- 6. Fisheries -- Part IV. Infrastructure and Transport -- 7. Transport Infrastructure and Engineering -- 8. Ships, Lighthouses, and the Board of Trade -- Part V. Industry -- 9. Factories, Nuisances, and the Home Office -- 10. Coal, Gas, and Electricity -- Part VI. Social Conditions and Public Health -- 11. Water, Sanitation, and River Pollution -- 12. Infection and Disease -- Part VII. Revenue and Standards -- 13. Chemical Analysis, Excise, Customs, and Inland Revenue -- 14. Weights, Measures, and Coinage -- Conclusion. Constraints on Influence -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In twenty-first-century Britain, scientific advice to government is highly organized, integrated across government departments, and led by a chief scientific adviser who reports directly to the prime minister. But at the end of the eighteenth century, when Roland Jackson's account begins, things were very different. With this book, Jackson turns his attention to the men of science of the day--who derived their knowledge of the natural world from experience, observation, and experiment--focusing on the essential role they played in proffering scientific advice to the state, and the impact of that advice on public policy. At a time that witnessed huge scientific advances and vast industrial development, and as the British state sought to respond to societal, economic, and environmental challenges, practitioners of science, engineering, and medicine were drawn into close involvement with politicians. Jackson explores the contributions of these emerging experts, the motivations behind their involvement, the forces that shaped this new system of advice, and the legacy it left behind. His book provides the first detailed analysis of the provision of scientific, engineering, and medical advice to the nineteenth-century British government, parliament, the civil service, and the military |
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Description based on print version record |
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Public health -- Great Britain -- 19th century
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HISTORY / General
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Public health
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Project Muse. distributor.
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| ISBN |
0822990059 |
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9780822990055 |
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