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Adds significantly to the ways in which Tyndall's life and work can be viewed within the history of science. --The Dispersal of Darwin An important and timely volume, providing significant insight into the conflicts and agreements within nineteenth-century science. All the chapters make useful contributions, while two or three should become staples on future reading lists. --Journal of Historical Geography Catalyzed by the transcription labor of some 6,000 letters to and from Tyndall, the scholars involved are building a richer sense of an eloquent, assertive individual important to the Victorian scientific elite, and one whose ability to provoke debate over matters of authority and faith gave him a place in the wider culture as well. --Metascience Provides a striking view of various scientific naturalists and their interactions with opponents. --Endeavour This rich collection of essays concentrates on underexplored aspects of the development of scientific naturalism in the nineteenth century . . . an excellent book, and one can confidently expect that the arguments played out in this volume will continue to be replayed in changing social, political and religious settings. --British Journal for the History of Science

"""Adds significantly to the ways in which Tyndall's life and work can be viewed within the history of science."" --The Dispersal of Darwin ""An important and timely volume, providing significant insight into the conflicts and agreements within nineteenth-century science. All the chapters make useful contributions, while two or three should become staples on future reading lists."" --Journal of Historical Geography ""Catalyzed by the transcription labor of some 6,000 letters to and from Tyndall, the scholars involved are building a richer sense of an eloquent, assertive individual important to the Victorian scientific elite, and one whose ability to provoke debate over matters of authority and faith gave him a place in the wider culture as well."" --Metascience ""Provides a striking view of various scientific naturalists and their interactions with opponents."" --Endeavour ""This rich collection of essays concentrates on underexplored aspects of the development of scientific naturalism in the nineteenth century . . . an excellent book, and one can confidently expect that the arguments played out in this volume will continue to be replayed in changing social, political and religious settings."" --British Journal for the History of Science Adds significantly to the ways in which Tyndall's life and work can be viewed within the history of science.-- ""The Dispersal of Darwin"" An important and timely volume, providing significant insight into the conflicts and agreements within nineteenth-century science. All the chapters make useful contributions, while two or three should become staples on future reading lists.-- ""Journal of Historical Geography"" Provides a striking view of various scientific naturalists and their interactions with opponents.-- ""Endeavour"" This rich collection of essays concentrates on underexplored aspects of the development of scientific naturalism in the nineteenth century . . . an excellent book, and one can confidently expect that the arguments played out in this volume will continue to be replayed in changing social, political and religious settings.-- ""British Journal for the History of Science"""

This rich collection of essays concentrates on underexplored aspects of the development of scientific naturalism in the nineteenth century . . . an excellent book, and one can confidently expect that the arguments played out in this volume will continue to be replayed in changing social, political and religious settings. --British Journal for the History of Science Provides a striking view of various scientific naturalists and their interactions with opponents. --Endeavour Catalyzed by the transcription labor of some 6,000 letters to and from Tyndall, the scholars involved are building a richer sense of an eloquent, assertive individual important to the Victorian scientific elite, and one whose ability to provoke debate over matters of authority and faith gave him a place in the wider culture as well. --Metascience An important and timely volume, providing significant insight into the conflicts and agreements within nineteenth-century science. All the chapters make useful contributions, while two or three should become staples on future reading lists. --Journal of Historical Geography Adds significantly to the ways in which Tyndall's life and work can be viewed within the history of science. --The Dispersal of Darwin

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Bernard Lightman is professor of humanities at York University and president of the History of Science Society. Among his most recent publications are the edited collections Global Spencerism: The Communication and Appropriation of a Brit Michael S. Reidy is professor of history at Montana State University. He is author of Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty’s Navy and coauthor, with Alan G. Gross and Joseph E. Harmon, of Communicating Science: The Scientific A

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