Michael Foster and the Cambridge School of Physiology : The Scientific Enterprise in Late Victorian Society /

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Despite great ferment and activity among historians of science in recent years, the history of physiology after 1850 has received little attention. Gerald Geison makes an important contribution to our knowledge of this neglected area by investigating the achievements of English physiologists at the...

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Main Author: Geison, Gerald L., 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1978.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Foster, M. > (Michael), > Sir, > 1836-1907.
Foster, M. > (Michael), Sir, > 1836-1907.
Physiology.
Physiologists.
Heart beat.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Rythme cardiaque > Histoire.
Physiologie > Angleterre > Histoire.
Physiologistes > Angleterre > Biographies.
Heart beat > History.
Physiology > England > History.
Physiologists > England > Biography.
England.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Despite great ferment and activity among historians of science in recent years, the history of physiology after 1850 has received little attention. Gerald Geison makes an important contribution to our knowledge of this neglected area by investigating the achievements of English physiologists at the Cambridge School from 1870 to 1900. He describes individual scientists, their research, the scientific issues affecting their work, and socio-institutional influences on the group. He pays special attention to the personality and contributions of Michael Foster, founding father of the Cambridge Sch.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (426 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400869114

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