A World of New Ideas, 16501820

Welsh Scientists of the Long Eighteenth Century, Volume 1: The Isles

By (author) Paul Frame

Publication date:

15 February 2025

Length of book:

440 pages

Publisher

University of Wales Press

Dimensions:

216x138mm

ISBN-13: 9781837720095

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

In the long eighteenth century, between 1650 and 1820, Wales and the rest of Europe moved from a world of alchemy to one of steam engines and electricity. The scientists of Wales contributed to that changing world of new ideas, but their contribution often overlooked in many histories of the period. This book is a corrective that details the work of scientists from Wales in the four home nations of the isles, covering the intellectual changes of the period and their impact on religion; how scientists were educated in Wales; and, in a lengthy final section, some of the practical science undertaken and the social benefits that resulted.

Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgements List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Prologue Wales in the History of Science Part I Foundations 1 A Welsh Renaissance: Science to 1650 2 The Scholastic and the Alchemist: Thomas Vaughan 3 Making New Worlds 4 New Worlds and the Challenge to Religion 5 Wales and the Newtonian World Part II Gaining a Knowledge of Science 6 Learning about Science 7 The Languages of Science 8 Spreading the Word Part III Practical Science 9 The Science of the Earth 10 The Science of Nature 11 Looking Up 12 The Science of Us: Health and Social Well-being 13 The Science of Us: Nature and Economics 14 Science and Technology: Artisan Science 15 Science and Technology: Innovators and Inventors 16 Encyclopaedic Knowledge Select Bibliography Scientists of Wales Name Index General Index