The history of science and technology in the North West
2008
Book
Total copies: 1
Main title:
The history of science and technology in the North West / edited by John V. Pickstone.
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Imprint:
Lancaster : Carnegie, 2008.
Collation:
192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Contents:
Science and technology in Manchester: an introduction to the history / John V. Pickstone.- Under a Lancashire Heaven: William Crabtree, Jeremiah Horrocks and their circle, and the origins of research astronomy in seventeenth-century England / Allan Chapman.- Richard Roberts (1789-1864), pioneer of production engineering in Manchester/ Richard Hills.- Cosmos, climate and culture: Manchester meteorology made universal / Graeme Gooday.- The early development of scientific research in industry: the case of Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd, 1901A-1933 / Tim Cooper.- Manchester friends at odds: Michael Polanyi, P. M. S. Blackett and the scientist as political speaker / Mary Jo Nye.- Molluscs, mummies and moon rock: the Manchester Museum and Manchester science / Samuel J.M.M.Alberti.- The Collections Centre at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester / Jan Hargreaves.- Manchester Science Gallery at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester / Francis Neary.- Manchester Astronomical Society / Kevin Kilburn.
ISBN:
9781859361832 (Paper)1859361838 (Paper)
Dewey class:
509.4273R509.4273PIC 509.4273PIC
LC class:
Q127.G4
Local class:
509.4273
Language:
English
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BRN:
2423140