Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ]
… characterized British society in the eighteenth century. They were shown in learned societies, educational institutions, clubs, assembly rooms, coffeehouses, and taverns. Experiments occurred in settings of social interaction and … natural philosophy (in the words of Joseph Addison) ‘out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-Tables, and in Coffee-Houses.' 1 1 . [Joseph Addison], The Spectator, no. 10 (12 March … of Chicago Press, 1999), pp. 69-93. Outside the home, experiments were also shown in the predominantly male ambience of clubs and societies devoted to science and general learning. Formally constituted scientific institutions in London, …
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