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Quakers, Jews, and science : religious responses to modernity and the sciences in Britain, 1650-1900 / Geoffrey Cantor.

Author/creator Cantor, G. N., 1943-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxi, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subject(s)
Contents Introduction: science in dissenting religious communities -- Two communities -- Education and careers -- Scientific institutions -- Trajectories in science -- Quaker attitudes and practices -- Quaker responses to evolution -- Jewish attitudes and practices -- Jewish responses to evolution -- Historical comparisons and historiographical reflections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [366]-397) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005019301
ISBN0199276684 (alk. paper)