Sökning: "18th century science"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden 18th century science.
1. Development and clinical significance of side bones in cold-blooded trotters
Sammanfattning : Ossification of ungular cartilages (OUC) is apparent on fossil P3 bones and seems to be as old as the history of Equus. OUC has been scientifically studied at least since the 18th century. LÄS MER
2. Capitalizing on science : a case study of a Swedish microelectronic university research program
Sammanfattning : Science is accepted as a part of the economic growth miracle of the Western world from late 18th century and onward. In Europe there is increased expenditure on strategic research and applied research, because policy-makers want science to become an even more important factor for economic growth. LÄS MER
3. Litteraturens uppodling : Läsesällskap och litteraturkritik som politisk strategi kring sekelskiftet 1800
Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to study the distribution of literature as a means to disseminate knowledge in the context of two reading societies and three critical journals based in Uppsala and Åbo. This dissemination, regarded as a strategy towards social and political reform, took place in these societies and journals, which were geographically, biographically, intentionally and functionally connected. LÄS MER
4. Världsmaskinen. Emanuel Swedenborgs naturfilosofi
Sammanfattning : The Swedish natural philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) thought in his early scientific career that the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. The work presented here is a study of his mechanistic worldview and metaphorical way of thinking up to the year 1734, examining most of his fields of interest, from geometry and metaphysics to technology and mining engineering. LÄS MER
5. Kiär hustru, wackra barn, bodde i ett palais : Identitet och materialitet i hushållet von Linné
Sammanfattning : The subject of this thesis is identity and materiality in the household of Carl Linnaeus. Focus in on the period between the mid 1730s and early 1780s. The household eventually came to consist of five children and a number of servants. LÄS MER