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Book SynopsisPerhaps better than any other city, Manchester illustrates the historical relationship between the growth of science and the growth of industry - a relationship which is topical now, as it has been for two centuries. This introduction provides a sketch map and some references for those who would like to explore this local and regional history.
Table of ContentsScience and technology in Manchester: an introduction to the historyJohn V. PickstoneUnder a Lancashire Heaven: William Crabtree, Jeremiah Horrocks and their circle, and the origins of research astronomy in seventeenth-century EnglandAllan ChapmanRichard Roberts (1789A-1864), pioneer of production engineering in ManchesterRichard HillsCosmos, climate and culture: Manchester meteorology made universalGraeme GoodayThe early development of scientific research in industry: the case of Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd, 1901A-1933Tim CooperManchester friends at odds: Michael Polanyi, P. M. S. Blackett and the scientist as political speakerMary Jo NyeMolluscs, mummies and moon rock: the Manchester Museum and Manchester scienceSamuel J.M.M.AlbertiThe Collections Centre at the Museum of Science and Industry, ManchesterJan HargreavesManchester Science Gallery at the Museum of Science and Industry, ManchesterFrancis NearyManchester Astronomical SocietyKevin Kilburn
