Author : Ayako Sakurai
Release : 2016-09-12
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 823/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Science and Societies in Frankfurt am Main by : Ayako Sakurai
Download or read book Science and Societies in Frankfurt am Main written by Ayako Sakurai. This book was released on 2016-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth century saw science move from being the preserve of a small learned elite to a dominant force which influenced society as a whole. Sakurai presents a study of how scientific societies affected the social and political life of a city. As it did not have a university or a centralized government, Frankfurt am Main is an ideal case study of how scientific associations—funded by private patronage for the good of the local populace—became an important centre for natural history.