Title Science and reading in the eighteenth century : the Hardwicke circle and the royal society, 1740-1766 / Markman Ellis

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (87 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Series Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections Cambridge elements. Elements in eighteenth-century connections. Contents Introduction: Reading History and the Royal Society -- The Hardwicke Circle and the Royal Society -- The Weekly Letter Reading Database (WLRD) -- Acts of Reading -- Reading Literature and History: Case studies -- Science, the Royal Society and Learned Journals -- Conclusion: Reading and the Royal Society Summary "Studies the reading habits of a group of historians and science administrators known as the Hardwicke Circle. The research is based on an analysis of the reading recorded in the 'Weekly Letter', an unpublished private correspondence written from 1741 to 1766 between Thomas Birch and Philip Yorke, later second earl of Hardwicke"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 06, 2023) Subject Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766 -- Books and reading Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790 -- Books and reading Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766. Correspondence Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790. Correspondence SUBJECT Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766 fast Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790 fast Subject Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History -- 18th century SUBJECT Royal Society (Great Britain) fast Subject Books and reading -- England -- History -- 18th century Learning and scholarship -- England -- History -- 18th century Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Books and reading Intellectual life Learning and scholarship Science SUBJECT England -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043303 Subject England Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2023000925 ISBN 9781009217217 1009217216

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