Geographies of Science: 3 (Knowledge and Space, 3) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9400732260 ISBN 13: 9789400732261

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

These essays explore the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. From the 16th to the 20th centuries, they examine the formation and changing geographies of such scientific centers as museums, laboratories and world fairs.

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This collection of essays aims to further the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. It offers a fresh perspective on comparative approaches to scientific knowledge and practice as pursued by geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, and historians of science. The authors explore the formation and changing geographies of scientific centers from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries and critically discuss the designing of knowledge spaces in early museums, in modern laboratories, at world fairs, and in the periphery of contemporary science. They also analyze the interactions between science and the public in Victorian Britain, interwar Germany, and recent environmental policy debates. The book provides a genuine geographical perspective on the production and dissemination of knowledge and will thus be an important point of reference for those interested in the spatial relations of science and associated fields.

 

The Klaus Tschira Foundation supports diverse symposia, the essence of which is published in this Springer series (www.kts.villa-bosch.de).

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9400732260
• ISBN 13: 9789400732261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 267
• Editor: Meusburger Peter, Livingstone David, Jöns Heike