History Of Science, Technology, And Medicine

Physics and “Belles Lettres”: The Arts & the Sciences in the Industrial Revolution

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Jon Mee, professor of 18th-century studies at the University of York and the R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington, discusses the network of literary and philosophical societies that sprang up in response to the transformative experience of the industrial revolution in the north of England between 1780 and 1830. Recorded Sept. 21, 2016.