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Practical Matter

Newton’s Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687–1851

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ISBN 9780674022423

Publication Date: 09/01/2006

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216 pages

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  • Introduction
  • 1. The Newtonian Revolution
  • 2. The Western Paradigm Decisively Shifts
  • 3. Popular Audiences and Public Experiments
  • 4. Practicality and the Radicalism of Experiment
  • 5. Putting Science to Work: European Strategies
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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