’A World of New Ideas’: 1650-1820: Volume 1: The Isles Volume 1

Synthesizes Welsh history of science during the long eighteenth century.

’＂ World of New Ideas＂ 1650The Isles--centers on the contribution made in Wales particularly but also includes England, Scotland, and Ireland. By presenting a synthesis of published material and original research in three sections (Theory, Practice, and Results), its chapters examine how Welsh contributions fit into the history of science developed from the quasi-magical worlds of alchemy and early chemistry, through the advent of Cartesian and Newtonian science, to the world of technological innovation and industrial development.

Paul Frame is an honorary fellow of the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth and the author of Liberty’s Apostle: Richard Price, His Life and Times.