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2 days ago · In the 18th century, a tremendous number of official academies and societies were founded in Europe, and by 1789 there were over 70 official scientific societies. In reference to this growth, Bernard de Fontenelle coined the term "the Age of Academies" to describe the 18th century.
4 days ago · In the late 18th century the society played an active role in encouraging scientific exploration, particularly under its longest-serving president, Sir Joseph Banks, who earlier had accompanied James Cook on his great voyage of discovery of 1768–71. However, in general the 18th and early 19th centuries saw the society tending to rest on its ...
5 days ago · What was the Scientific Revolution? The Scientific Revolution (was the) drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries. A new view of nature emerged during the Scientific Revolution, replacing the Greek view that had dominated science for almost 2,000 years.
- Liz King
- 2020
4 days ago · There is little discussion of the significant number of women active in the 19th-century scientific and medical instrument trade, women inventors and technologists, or the women mathematicians who earned a living as 'computers' before such things were invented. Similarly, there is more to be said about women's relationship with learned societies.
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4 days ago · The ‘nature ‘ of masculinity and the male body were hotly debated subjects throughout the 18th century, and Banister’s analysis maps the debate with nuance. The issue of whether male bodies were innately formed for soldiering or were blank slates in need of training meant that beliefs about masculine nature clashed with expectations of ...
5 days ago · French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789—hence the conventional term ‘Revolution of 1789,’ denoting the end of the ancien regime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
4 days ago · In St. Mary's, Castlegate, All Saints', North Street, and St. Saviour's parishes there were very small charity schools of 17th-century foundation; three more—the two Wilson's schools and Haughton's—were founded during the 18th century. The most ambitious project was the foundation in 1705 of the Blue Coat and Grey Coat charity schools for ...
