The Romance of London
The Romance of London

Author: John Timbs

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 338214753X

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Science and Eccentricity
Science and Eccentricity

Author: Victoria Carroll

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0822981815

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The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the nineteenth century understood their world. This monograph is the first scholarly history of eccentricity. Carroll explores how discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense of individuals who did not seem to fit within an increasingly organized social and economic order. She focuses on the self-taught natural philosopher William Martin, the fossilist Thomas Hawkins and the taxidermist Charles Waterton.