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Hardcover The X Club: Power and Authority in Victorian Science Book

ISBN: 022655161X

ISBN13: 9780226551616

The X Club: Power and Authority in Victorian Science

In 1864, amid headline-grabbing heresy trials, members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were asked to sign a declaration affirming that science and scripture were in agreement. Many criticized the new test of orthodoxy; nine decided that collaborative action was required. The X Club tells their story.

These six ambitious professionals and three wealthy amateurs--J. D. Hooker, T. H. Huxley, John Tyndall, John...

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