The Theater of Experiment
| Author | : Al Coppola |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190269715 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190269715 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (715 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Theater of Experiment by : Al Coppola
Download or read book The Theater of Experiment written by Al Coppola and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theater of Experiment explores the crucial role of spectacle in the establishment of modern science. It analyzes eighteenth-century theatrical representations of science in order to demonstrate how experimental natural philosophy was itself a kind of performing art that was shaped by a wider culture of spectacle in the Enlightenment.
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