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Collected Works of Mary SomervilleISBN 1843710889 (1-84371-088-9)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Controversy in Victorian Geology: The Cambrian-Silurian Disputeby James A. SecordISBN 0691024413 (0-691-02441-3)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Controversy in Victorian Geology: The Cambrian-Silurian Dispute'Book summary:This book aims at serious goals and achieves all of theirs. It pros ides x fundamentally new interpretation of the Cambrian-Silurian dispute based on exacting research and thoughtful interpretation. It also relates the dispute both to the general social background of British geology and to the distinctive personal experiences of Sedgswick and Murchison. Secord writes clear, rigorous prose and provides plenty of helpful illustrations. One cannot ask for more" - William Montgomery, Science "Secord gives a dazzlingly detailed account of this scientific trench warfare and its social consequences. One ends up with a marvellous feeling for the major taxonomic enterprises in Darwin's younger day: mapping, ordering, conquering 'taming the "chaos" of the strata. All of these of course had social and imperial ramifications; and Secord mentions geology's moral appeal (in supporting a divinely-stratified Creation) to a beleaguered elite intent on subduing the lower orders. We also get a wonderful insight into the bitty slay these taxonomic enterprises progressed. . . . What comes across is how? our supposedly 'inert' taxonomic constructs still reflect their contingent heritage" - Adrian Desmond, London Review of Books "James Secord provides a fascinating history of one of the most celebrated altercations in 19th-century science-the controversy over the proper boundary between the Cambrian and Silurian divisions in the oldest fossil-bearing rocks. By integrating the social and technical aspects of the conflict, the author opens up a range of new approaches to the history of natural science in the Victorian era. The result is a vivid story of the human effects of scientific partisanship and an important contribution to the study of the actual practice of science" - European Journal of Engineering Education" [Secord's] book must become essential reading for any serious student of the history of the earth-sciences but it also [via]
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Cultures of Natural Historyby James A. Secord , E. C. Spary, Nicholas JardineISBN 0521558948 (0-521-55894-8)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cultures of Natural History'Book summary:This lavishly illustrated volume is the first systematic general work to do justice to the fruits of recent scholarship in the history of natural history. Public interest in this lively field has been stimulated by environmental concerns and through links with the histories of art, collecting and gardening. Twenty-four essays, written at an accessible level, cover the period from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. The book includes suggestions for further reading, and highlights the relevance of history for current debates on museum practice, ecological diversity, and the environment. [via]
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Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographiesby Charles Darwin, James A. SecordISBN 0199208638 (0-19-920863-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Deathby Charles Darwin, James A. SecordISBN 1843710196 (1-84371-019-6)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Principles of Geologyby James A. Secord , Charles LyellISBN 014043528X (0-14-043528-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation and Other Evolutionary Writingsby Robert Chambers, James A. SecordISBN 0226100731 (0-226-10073-1)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creationby James A. SecordISBN 0226744116 (0-226-74411-6)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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