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Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally. -- .

Table of Contents

1. ‘Virtue appears like an Oak’: William Richardson’s family and background
2. William Richardson, popular loyalism and the politics of Protestant Ascendancy
3. ‘The scattered remnants of a diminished world’: Richardson and geology
4. The Man of Grass: Agricultural improvement and public opinion
5. Richardson and Malthus
6. Richardson and provincial science
7. Conclusion: Richardson’s historical significance
Index

Science Politics and Society in Early

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/05/2013
      ISBN13: 9780719085185, 978-0719085185
      ISBN10: 719085187

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally. -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. ‘Virtue appears like an Oak’: William Richardson’s family and background
      2. William Richardson, popular loyalism and the politics of Protestant Ascendancy
      3. ‘The scattered remnants of a diminished world’: Richardson and geology
      4. The Man of Grass: Agricultural improvement and public opinion
      5. Richardson and Malthus
      6. Richardson and provincial science
      7. Conclusion: Richardson’s historical significance
      Index

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