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The book is a truly European history of statistics in the nineteenth century. Nico Randeraad follows nine international conferences organised by statisticians in different European countries, focusing on the tensions between the neutral aspirations of science and national interests. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The first meeting: Brussels 1853
2. All the world’s a stage: Paris 1855
3. The expansion of Europe: Vienna 1857
4. On waves of passion: London 1860
5. The German phoenix: Berlin 1863
6. Nationalism unbounded: Florence 1867
7. Small gestures in a big world: The Hague 1869
8. ‘Sadder and wiser’: St Petersburg 1872 and Budapest 1876
Afterword
Archives, published sources and bibliography
Index

States and Statistics in the Nineteenth Century

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2010
      ISBN13: 9780719081422, 978-0719081422
      ISBN10: 719081424

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The book is a truly European history of statistics in the nineteenth century. Nico Randeraad follows nine international conferences organised by statisticians in different European countries, focusing on the tensions between the neutral aspirations of science and national interests. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. The first meeting: Brussels 1853
      2. All the world’s a stage: Paris 1855
      3. The expansion of Europe: Vienna 1857
      4. On waves of passion: London 1860
      5. The German phoenix: Berlin 1863
      6. Nationalism unbounded: Florence 1867
      7. Small gestures in a big world: The Hague 1869
      8. ‘Sadder and wiser’: St Petersburg 1872 and Budapest 1876
      Afterword
      Archives, published sources and bibliography
      Index

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