Communities of Science in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

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The nineteenth century was an important period for both the proliferation of ￿popular￿ science and for the demarcation of a group of professionals that we now term scientists. Adelman's study examines the practical educational impact of the growth of science, and the impact of this on Ireland's economy, the role of museums and exhibitions in spreading scientific knowledge, and the role that science had to play in Ireland's turbulent political context.