Geographies of Science [Hardcover]

This collection of essays aims to further the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. It offers a fresh perspective on comparative approaches to scientific knowledge and practice as pursued by geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, and historians of science. The authors explore the formation and changing geographies of scientific centers from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries and critically discuss the designing of knowledge spaces in early museums, in modern laboratories, at world fairs, and in the periphery of contemporary science. They also analyze the interactions between science and the public in Victorian Britain, interwar Germany, and recent environmental policy debates. The book provides a genuine geographical perspective on the production and dissemination of knowledge and will thus be an important point of reference for those interested in the spatial relations of science and associated fields.

The Klaus Tschira Foundation supports diverse symposia, the essence of which is published in this Springer series (www.kts.villa-bosch.de).

These essays explore the understanding of historical and contemporary geographies of science. From the 16th to the 20th centuries, they examine the formation and changing geographies of such scientific centers as museums, laboratories and world fairs.Introduction: Interdisciplinary geographies of science: Peter Meusburger, David Livingstone and Heike J?ns.- Part I: Comparative approaches to scientific knowledge: Chapter 1: Landscapes of knowledge: David Livingstone.- Chapter 2: Global knowledge?: Nico Stehr.- Part II Academic mobility and scientific centres: Chapter 3:A geohistorical study of The rise of modern science: Mapping scientific practice through urban networks, 1500-1900: Peter J. Taylor, Michael Hoyler and David M. Evans.- Chapter 4: Heidelberg University between 1803 and 1932: From mediocrity to excellence: Peter Meusburger.- Chapter 5: Acl£3