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Laura Meneghello

Jacob Moleschott - A Transnational Biography - Science, Politics, and Popularization in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Jacob Moleschott - A Transnational Biography - Science, Politics, and Popularization in Nineteenth-Century Europe

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A new academic biography of Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893) explores his life and work, shedding light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences and the role of translation in 19th-century science.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 490 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2021
Publisher: Transcript Verlag


This is the first academic biography of the scientist and politician Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893). Based on a vast range of primary sources in German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Latin, it not only sheds new light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences, but also shows the deep entanglement of science, politics, and popularization in 19th-century Europe. Applying new methods from cultural history and the history of science, Laura Meneghello focuses on processes of knowledge circulation, transnational mobility, and the role of translation in 19th-century science.

This is the first academic biography of the scientist and politician Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893). Based on a vast range of primary sources in German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Latin, it not only sheds new light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences, but also shows the deep entanglement of science, politics, and popularization in 19th-century Europe. Applying new methods from cultural history and the history of science, Laura Meneghello focuses on processes of knowledge circulation, transnational mobility, and the role of translation in 19th-century science.

This is the first academic biography of the scientist and politician Jacob Moleschott (1822-1893). Based on a vast range of primary sources in German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Latin, it not only sheds new light on the history of materialism in the natural sciences, but also shows the deep entanglement of science, politics, and popularization in 19th-century Europe. Applying new methods from cultural history and the history of science, Laura Meneghello focuses on processes of knowledge circulation, transnational mobility, and the role of translation in 19th-century science.

Weight: 666g
Dimension: 226 x 147 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783837639704

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