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LEADER: 01572cam a22003134a 4500
001 2002005793
003 DLC
005 20041210183350.0
008 020412s2002 ilua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2002005793
020 $a0226720780 (alk. paper)
020 $a0226720799 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aQ127.F8$bR57 2002
082 00 $a509.44/09/033$221
100 1 $aRiskin, Jessica.
245 10 $aScience in the age of sensibility :$bthe sentimental empiricists of the French enlightenment /$cJessica Riskin.
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$c2002.
300 $axii, 338 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : sensibility and enlightenment science -- The blind and the mathematically inclined -- Poor Richard's Leyden jar -- From electricity to economy -- The lawyer and the lightning rod -- The mesmerism investigation and the crisis of sensibilist science -- Languages of science and revolution -- Conclusion : the legacy of the sentimental empiricists.
650 0 $aScience$zFrance$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aEnlightenment$zFrance.
650 0 $aSensitivity (Personality trait)
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi051/2002005793.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/uchi051/2002005793.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy034/2002005793.html