Public Understanding of Science
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Faraday
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geographical
geology
henry
Henry De La Beche
history of public science engagement
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HMS Beagle
institution
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King George III
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Modern Languages
Natural Theology
Nebulae
Nebular Hypothesis
popular science dissemination
royal
safety
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science and religion discourse
science communication history
scientific literacy
scientific metaphors
scriptural
Scriptural Geologists
society
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USA
visualising scientific concepts
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Working Men
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780415206389
- Weight: 480g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.
David Knight is Emeritus Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Durham. His distinguished career has led to numerous awards including a Templeton Foundation award for teaching ‘Science & Religion in the 19th century’, and the American Chemical Society’s Edelstein Award for History of Chemistry. His most recent publications include Science and Beliefs: From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700–1900 (co-editor), and Science and Spirituality: the Volatile Connection (Routledge, 2004).
