{"product_id":"science-city-by-alexandra-rose-9781785512049","title":"Science City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany cities around the world could claim to have a rich scientific history. However, between 1550 and 1800, London fostered its very own particular brand of scientific enquiry and practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience City\u003c\/i\u003e explores how science shaped London, and how London shaped science, as Britain's new capital grew to become a powerful world city, a nexus of administration for ambitious scientific projects, and a place to obtain exceptional scientific equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated book accompanies \u003ci\u003eScience City 1550-1800: The Linbury Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e at the Science Museum, London, scheduled to open in the autumn of 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Science City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: A New Trade in London, 1550-1650\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Experiment and the City, 1660-1727\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Public Science in London, 1720-1790\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Science in a World City, 1745-1800\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Making Instruments Today: An Interview with Joanna Migdal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Experimental Science Today: The Role of the Royal Society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: London Today: Inspiring Futures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor biographies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46127267283180,"sku":"9781785512049","price":63.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781785512049.jpg?v=1737603533","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/science-city-by-alexandra-rose-9781785512049","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}