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Faith in science by Smith, Crosbie

“…In Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon, Matthew Stanley uses the contrasting values of the devout Christian physicist James Clerk Maxwell and his…”
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Faith in science Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon: From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science Matthew Stanley University of Chicago Press, 2014. 372 pp by Smith, Crosbie

“…The complex relationship between science and religion in Victorian Britain In Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon , Matthew Stanley uses the contrasting values…”
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Merchant Seamen's Health, 1860–1960: Medicine, Technology, Shipowners and the State in Britain. By Tim Carter. Boydell. 2014. xviii + 216pp. £75.00 by SMITH, CROSBIE

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Witnessing Power: John Elder and the Making of the Marine Compound Engine, 1850–1858 by SMITH, CROSBIE

“…Shipowners' seemingly slow adoption of marine compound engines is often attributed to not appreciating the new technology's superior economy. This article…”
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'Or vast fiery cross, on the banner of morn': reading the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's shipwrecks by Courtney, Stephen, Smith, Crosbie

“…During the nineteenth century shipwrecks served as flexible constructs through which survivors, authors, preachers, editors and proprietors could articulate…”
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William Hopkins and the shaping of Dynamical Geology: 1830–1860 by Smith, Crosbie

“…‘Hitherto want of accuracy and definiteness have often been brought as a charge against geology, and sometimes only with too much justice’, wrote Archibald…”
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Or vast fiery cross, on the banner of morna: reading the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's shipwrecks by Courtney, Stephen, Smith, Crosbie

“…During the nineteenth century shipwrecks served as flexible constructs through which survivors, authors, preachers, editors and proprietors could articulate…”
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"Trust in Providence": Building Confidence into the Cunard Line of Steamers by Smith, Crosbie, Scott, Anne

“…Smith And Scott examine the cultural and religious contexts that shaped the Cunard Company's commitment to safety and reliability rather than to speed, luxury,…”
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Past editors' favourite papers published during their time in office

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History of Science Society Annual Meeting, 2017 by Rozwadowski, Helen, Robinson, Michael, Cowan, Ruth Schwartz, Shteir, Anne, Levitt, Theresa, Bellon, Richard, Mazzotti, Massimo, Zilberstein, Anya, Curry, Helen, Hall, Karl, Werrett, Simon, Rudolph, John, Waddell, Mark, Shank, J. B., Theunissen, Bert, Barrow, Mark, Terrall, Mary, Tresch, John, Smith, Crosbie, Schäfer, Dagmar, Maienschein, Jane, Richmond, Marsha, Dietrich, Mike, Creath, Richard, Beatty, John

“…The 2017 History of Science Society annual meeting is discussed…”
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History of Science Society Annual Meeting, 2016 by Ogilvie, Brian, Schmalzer, Sigrid, Jones, Alex, Curry, Helen, Hall, Karl, Slack, Nancy, Rudolph, John, Waddell, Mark, Guerrini, Anita, Bellon, Richard, Mazzotti, Massimo, Radick, Gregory, Aronova, Elena, Heggie, Vanessa, Kay, Gwen, Cowan, Ruth, Shteir, Rusty, Conway, Erik M., Theunissen, Bert, Barrow, Mark, Smith, Crosbie, Tresch, John, Siraisi, Nancy, Cadden, Joan, Findlen, Paula, Milburn, Colin, Rankin, Alisha, Truitt, Elly R.

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Natural Philosophy and Thermodynamics: William Thomson and ‘The Dynamical Theory of Heat’ by Smith, Crosbie

“…William Thomson's image as a professional mathematical physicist who adheres, particularly in his work in classical thermodynamics, to a strict experimental…”
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The Politics of Progress by Smith, Crosbie

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The Architecture of Science . Peter Galison , Emily Thompson by Smith, Crosbie

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Faraday as Referee of Joule's Royal Society Paper "On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat" by Smith, Crosbie W.

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"We are trusted": Conrad and the Blue "Star" Line by Smith, Crosbie, Wolstenholme, Phillip

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'A magnified piece of thermodynamics': The promethean iconography of the refregerator in Paul Theroux's The Mosquito Coast by Higginson, Ian, Smith, Crosbie

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“Imitations of God's Own Works”: Making Trustworthy the Ocean Steamship by Smith, Crosbie, Higginson, Ian, Wolstenholme, Phillip

“…“?… may we not say in the words of Bacon? — ‘The introduction of new inventions seemeth to be the very chief of all human actions. The benefits of new…”
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More light on Faraday by Smith, Crosbie

“…Frank A.J.L. James (ed.) The Correspondence of Michael Faraday. Volume 2, 1832-1840. London: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1993. Pp. 864. £65. ISBN…”
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"Avoiding Equally Extravagance and Parsimony": The Moral Economy of the Ocean Steamship by Smith, Crosbie, Higginson, Ian, Wolstenholme, Phillip

“…Founded by the brothers Alfred and Philip Henry Holt in 1865, the Ocean Steam Ship Company of Liverpool (better known as the Blue Funnel Line) has been widely…”
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