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Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ]
… (Oxford University Press, 2002). The Dissenting minister and teacher Joseph Priestley wrote, in his History and Present State of Electricity (1769), that electrical experiments ‘furnish the most pleasing and surprising appearances for the … science for humanity and the sublime prospect of its unending progress. 11 . Joseph Priestley, The History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments. 3rd ed., 2 vols. (London: C. Bathurst and T. Lowndes, 1775) 1, p. xii, … influence of the air pump and the electrical machine was turned against him, and he was driven into exile in the United States after his house in Birmingham was ransacked and burned by a loyalist mob. In this reactionary climate, attempts by …
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Coffeehouses [ Institutions / Food & Drink venues ]
… amongst friends at a coffeehouse constituted private conversation that should be protected from public scrutiny by the state. What had once been understood as a space for public declarations in the later Stuart era had become understood as … in which goods and services could be bought and sold. Some of the earliest auctions of books, art works, and real estate were held in coffeehouses. Many professionals used coffeehouses as a surrogate office for meeting with clients and …
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Auction houses [ Trade ]
… himself, and his rostrum, all contribute to diversify the entertainment’. 11 11 . Jean André Rouquet, The Present State of the Arts in England. By M. Rouquet (London: J. Nourse, 1755), p. 121-126. The entertainment factor was essential … Britain and the Creation of the Modern World (London: Penguin UK, 2001). 14 . Jean André Rouquet, The Present State of the Arts in England. By M. Rouquet (London: J. Nourse, 1755), p. 121-126. Partager Partager sur Facebook …
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Drury Lane [ Sports & Leisure / Cities ]
… theatrical season began in late September or October as its aristocratic and genteel patrons returned from country estates for the opening of Parliament and other society events. The theatrical season concluded in May or June with a … and manager (1776-1809), audiences came to expect overtly political content and to consider Drury Lane as a site where state and stage overlapped, creating a space for engaging with Opposition ideology. 25 25 . See David Francis Taylor, … nowhere better than in the playwright Arthur Murphy’s witty observation that in Britain’s body politic, there were four estates: ‘King, Lords, Commons, and Drury Lane playhouse.’ 32 32 . Arthur Murphy, The Life of David Garrick, Esq., 6 vols …
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