HIST 3690 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Gaspard Monge, Barons In Scotland, Lazare Carnot
20 Apr 2016
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Background: cultural status of science in victorian britain. Professionalization and popularization: two sides of the same coin. Francis bacon and royal society of london: science pursued fro practical ends. Patrons for science by 18th century: universities, the state. These were institutions that supported scientific research. The process of institutionalization was fought with rigour at first. Science becoming institutionalized in the 19th century began to emerge in the 18th century. The role of natural theology at cambridge: an example of this. The curriculum at traditional and conservative universities it hadn"t changed as much. At the start of the 19th century in britain. Science had a lot to do with math. Few professors in the natural sciences (eg. adam sedgwick at cambridge: william. Early 19th century: laissez faire system meant less state support for science in britain. By 1830"s began to change in england: influence of france. Governments were reluctant to fund projects that weren"t of immediate use.
