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Mr Bridges' Enlightenment Machine: Forty Years on Tour in Georgian Britain - Couverture souple

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9781912829019: Mr Bridges' Enlightenment Machine: Forty Years on Tour in Georgian Britain
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1912829010 ISBN 13 : 9781912829019
Editeur : 9781912829019, 2018

Synopsis

In 1733 Mr Henry Bridges announced his Microcosm or Little World was on display in Waltham Abbey then toured Britain and the American colonies. It was a giant four tiered machine which demonstrated his world at the time, with the finest art, technology, architecture, music and astronomy. Henry’s story shows the links between religion, magic, science and cabinets of curiosities. It takes us into the worlds of travelling shows, quacks, medicine, engineering, science and freemasonry and the Longitude Prize.When Mr Bridges built his machine, Britain was a backward archipelago on the edge of Europe; by the time it vanished she was building the world’s largest empire, almost by accident. This story bridges those two worlds, shows how this was achieved via social skills, education and entertainment. It is about how knowledge and skills were learned and freely shared.Henry claimed his machine showed the difference between the old and the new worlds. His world likewise provides us an insight into the world we have lost and which provides important lessons for our modern world.

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Éditeur
9781912829019
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1912829010
ISBN 13 
9781912829019
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
418
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