Science in the American Style, 1700 - 1800

dc.contributor.advisor	Gilje, Paul A
dc.creator	McMillin, Robyn Davis
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-27T21:20:52Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-27T21:20:52Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description.abstract	Science formed an important element of Anglo-American life throughout the eighteenth century, and not only for the colonial elite. In both private and public realms, in commercial as well as social settings, eighteenth-century science amused, educated, provided prestige, and afforded entrée to empire to an extensive range of people. By the middle of the century, and despite the many challenges endemic to colonial life, a widespread interest in natural phenomena had emerged in America. Although this scientific curiosity began as an adjunct to the metropolitan culture of Great Britain, in the decades leading up to 1800, interest in science came to be identified with an independent and indigenous American culture, and was trumpeted as a sign of a developing American nationalism.
dc.format.extent	274 pages
dc.format.medium	application.pdf
dc.identifier	9911340402042
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/318462
dc.language	en_US
dc.relation.requires	Adobe Acrobat Reader
dc.subject	Science--United States--History--18th century
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.
dc.title	Science in the American Style, 1700 - 1800
dc.type	text
dc.type	document
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of History

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