Science in the Age of Sensibility
The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment
345 pages, 3 halftones, 39 line drawings 6 x 9
©
2002
Cloth $70.00
ISBN: 9780226720784
Published December 2002
Paper $28.00
ISBN: 9780226720791
Published December 2002
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Sensibility and Enlightenment Science
2. The Blind and the Mathematically Inclined
3. Poor Richard's Leyden Jar
4. From Electricity to Economy
5. The Lawyer and the Lightning Rod
6. The Mesmerism Investigation and the Crisis of Sensibilist Science
7. Languages of Science and Revolution
8. Conclusion: The Legacy of the Sentimental Empiricists
Bibliography
Index
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