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Science Museums in Transition: Cultures of Display in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America

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Science Museums in Transition: Cultures of Display in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America - Berkowitz, Carin (Editor), and Lightman, Bernard (Editor)
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Winner, Outstanding Academic Title 2017 , Choice Magazine This edited volume explores the transformation of scientific exhibitions and museums during the nineteenth century. Contributors focus on comparative case studies across Britain and America, examining the people, spaces, display practices, experiences, and politics that worked not only to define the museum, but to shape public science and scientific knowledge during this period.

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Science Museums in Transition: Cultures of Display in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America 2017, University of Pittsburgh Press, PIttsburgh

ISBN-13: 9780822944751

Hardcover