Communicating Physics: The Production, Circulation, and Appropriation of Ganot's Textbooks in France and England, 1851-1887
(Part of the Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series)
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The textbooks written by Adolphe Ganot (1804-1887) played a major role in shaping the way physics was taught in the nineteenth century. Ganot's books were translated from their original French into more than ten languages, including English, allowing their adoption as standard works in Britain and spreading their influence as far as North America, Australia, India and Japan. Simon's Franco-British case study looks at the role of Ganot's two textbooks:...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822964724
ISBN13:9780822964728
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.02 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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