Science in the Nineteenth-Century Periodical

Reading the Magazine of Nature

Jonathan R Topham author Gowan Dawson author Graeme Gooday author Sally Shuttleworth author Geoffrey Cantor author Richard Noakes author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:9th Sep '04

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This book identifies and analyses the presentation of science in the periodical press in Britain between 1800 and 1900.

For the Victorian reading public, periodicals played a far greater role than books in shaping their understanding of new discoveries and theories in science, technology and medicine. Such understandings were formed not merely by serious scientific articles, but also by glancing asides in political reports, fictional representations, or humorous attacks in comic magazines. Ranging across diverse forms of periodicals, from top-selling religious and juvenile magazines through to popular fiction-based periodicals, and from the campaigning 'new journalism' of the late century to the comic satire of Punch, this book explores the ways in which scientific ideas and developments were presented to a variety of Victorian audiences. In addition, it offers three case studies of the representation of particular areas of science: 'baby science', scientific biography, and electricity. This intriguing collaborative volume sheds light on issues relating to history and history of science, literature, book history, and cultural and media studies.

'… fascinating book'. The Times Higher Education Supplement
'… the book is an invaluable work in its own right and as well as a pointer to the potential for future research. I am delighted to have it on my shelves.' Journal of the History of Science

ISBN: 9780521836371

Dimensions: 236mm x 161mm x 24mm

Weight: 633g

348 pages