TY - BOOK ID - 77898215 TI - Science in the marketplace AU - Fyfe, Aileen AU - Lightman, Bernard V PY - 2007 SN - 022615002X 9780226150024 9780226276502 0226276503 PB - Chicago DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Science museums KW - Science centers KW - Museums KW - Natural science KW - Natural sciences KW - Science of science KW - Sciences KW - Social aspects KW - History KW - Great Britain KW - Intellectual life KW - 19th century, history, historical, humanities, science, transformation, change, scientists, marketplace, social status, authority, discovery, education, entertainment, victorian period, britain, british, panoramic shows, exhibitions, galleries, museums, lectures, cultural studies, culture, popular sciences, common points of discussion, phrenology, popularity, natural, nature, electricity, anatomy, demonstrations. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77898215 AB - The nineteenth century was an age of transformation in science, when scientists were rewarded for their startling new discoveries with increased social status and authority. But it was also a time when ordinary people from across the social spectrum were given the opportunity to participate in science, for education, entertainment, or both. In Victorian Britain science could be encountered in myriad forms and in countless locations: in panoramic shows, exhibitions, and galleries; in city museums and country houses; in popular lectures; and even in domestic conversations that revolved around t ER -