Lynn, Michael R. (Author)
Manchester University Press
Publication date: 2006
Language: English
Physical Details: ix + 177 pp.; bibl.; index
Description Examines the content, dissemination, status, audience, and settings of popular science, with discussions of popularizers like Jean-Antoine Nollet and scientific clubs like Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier's Musée de Monsieur.
Review Eskew, Jonathan (2007) Review of "Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (p. 616).
Review Lachapelle, Sofie (2007) Review of "Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 633).
Review Hochadel, Oliver (2008) Review of "Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 143).
Review Jones, Peter M. (2009) Review of "Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France". European History Quarterly (p. 342).
Essay Review Stewart, Larry (2007) Feedback Loop: A Review Essay on the Public Sphere, Pop Culture, and the Early-Modern Sciences. Canadian Journal of History (pp. 463-483).
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