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'... a carefully programmed and executed compilation about one of the most representative British scientific institutions. It balances the internal and external aspects well and defines institutional settings and the role of single personalities.' History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences '... for those interested in the history of British science, popular science, scientific institutions, laboratory equipment or scientific biography, this book will provide hours of informative reading. Time will undoubtedly prove it to be a superior piece of work.' Nuncius

'... a carefully programmed and executed compilation about one of the most representative British scientific institutions. It balances the internal and external aspects well and defines institutional settings and the role of single personalities.' History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences '... for those interested in the history of British science, popular science, scientific institutions, laboratory equipment or scientific biography, this book will provide hours of informative reading. Time will undoubtedly prove it to be a superior piece of work.' Nuncius

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Frank James is Reader in the History of Science at the Royal Institution where he is also Keeper of Collections. His main research interest is in the history of the physical sciences in the nineeteenth century and their relations with other areas of society and culture. He is editor of the Correspondence of Michael Faraday of which four volumes have so far been published Susan Greenfield, Frank A.J.L. James, Sophie Forgan, H.J.V. Tyrrell, G.M. Prescott, David Knight, J.D. Burchfield, William H. Brock, Katherine D. Watson, Jeff Hughes, Viviane Quirke, Ralph Cory, W.J. Green.

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