Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ]
… place of the Sun or The Orrery', Derby Museum and Art Gallery, c. 1766. Résumé In eighteenth-century Britain, scientific experiments were shown in locations as varied as coffeehouses, learned societies, and public lectures. They conveyed … William Whiston and others showed demonstrations of mechanics in coffeehouses. Later, Benjamin Martin commercialized experiments with static electricity, and Joseph Priestley and his associates introduced new gases in public lectures. Experiments were both commodities supplying a kind of cultural consumption and shared experiences within the new …
Audience | Coffeehouses | Conversation | Public sphere | Science
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