Dublin's Natural History Museum : Science, knowledge, and culture in mid-nineteenth-century Ireland /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Sherra (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National Museum of Ireland. > Natural History > History > 19th century.
Natural history museums > Ireland > Dublin > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • Dedication
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Author's Note
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Establishing the Natural History Museum
  • Chapter 1 Enlightenment Roots, International Contexts
  • Chapter 2 Science, Education and Public Service: The Natural History Museum from 1840 to 1850
  • Chapter 3 The First National Museum
  • Part 2 Scientific Knowledge and the Uses of the Natural History Museum
  • Chapter 4 Building the Collections: Participation in natural history in nineteenth-century Ireland
  • Chapter 5 Collections into Knowledge: Scientific uses of the Natural History Museum
  • Chapter 6 Specimens and Networks: Collections and scientific papers
  • Conclusion The Natural History Museum as a Cultural Formation
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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