Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ]
… facilitated new forms of sociability. At the beginning of the era, William Whiston and others showed demonstrations of mechanics in coffeehouses. Later, Benjamin Martin commercialized experiments with static electricity, and Joseph … before he arrived to teach in London in 1713. Collectively, these individuals mapped out the syllabus for lectures on mechanics, optics, and astronomy, and devised apparatus to demonstrate the basic concepts. As Desaguliers explained, … facilitated new forms of sociability. At the beginning of the era, William Whiston and others showed demonstrations of mechanics in coffeehouses. Later, Benjamin Martin commercialized experiments with static electricity, and Joseph …
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