Writing Embodiment in Victorian Microscopy: Beautiful Mechanism - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198939009ISBN-10:198939000UPC:9780198939009Book Category:Literary Criticism, Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Popular CultureSize:9.39 x 6.39 x 1.23 inchesWeight:1.8409Product ID:SCTVRBMS5Q
Writing Embodiment in Victorian Microscopy: Beautiful Mechanism
Writing Embodiment in Victorian Microscopy examines a revolutionary period in microscopical technology and practice. At first considered a mere toy, by 1900 the microscope rivaled the railway and telegraph as an emblem of modernity and enjoyed an astonishing diversity of applications. This technology could drive scientific debates on subjects like cell theory, vitalism, and bacteriology; guide...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198939009ISBN-10:198939000UPC:9780198939009Book Category:Literary Criticism, Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Popular CultureSize:9.39 x 6.39 x 1.23 inchesWeight:1.8409Product ID:SCTVRBMS5Q
Meegan Kennedy, Associate Professor of English, Florida State University Meegan Kennedy is an Associate Professor of English at Florida State University and a founding member of FSU's Health Humanities Initiative. She has taught at Harvard University and Trinity College (Connecticut). She studies the history and culture of Victorian medicine, science, and the novel, with a particular interest in...
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