HIST 105: History of Science, 1700- 1900

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 432

Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor

Description: Analyzes the emergence of modern scientific disciplines including thermodynamics, geology, paleontology, and electricity and magnetism. Also explores the Darwinian worldview and its social consequences; the role of science in colonization and racial domination; and the romantic rejection of science.

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