{"product_id":"9781785512049_science-city-craft-commerce-and-curiosity-in-london-1550-1800","title":"Science City: Craft, Commerce and Curiosity in London 1550-1800","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eMany cities around the world could claim to have a rich scientific history. However, between 1550 and 1800, London fostered its very own particular brand of scientific enquiry and practice. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explores how science shaped London, and London shaped science, as Britain's new capital grew to become a powerful world city, a nexus of administration for ambitious scientific projects and a place to obtain exceptional scientific equipment. This richly illustrated book accompanies \u003ci\u003eScience City 1550-1800: The Linbury Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e at the Science Museum, London, scheduled to open in the autumn of 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction: Science City\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1: A New Trade in London, 1550-1650\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2: Experiment and the City, 1660-1727\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3: Public Science in London, 1720-1790\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4: Science in a World City, 1745-1800\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5: Making Instruments Today: An Interview with Joanna Migdal\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6: Experimental Science Today: The Role of the Royal Society\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7: London Today: Inspiring Futures\u003cbr\u003e  Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e  Further reading\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Author biographies\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alexandra Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898361368725,"sku":"9781785512049","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781785512049.png?v=1777422794","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781785512049_science-city-craft-commerce-and-curiosity-in-london-1550-1800","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}