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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"19th Century Britain"”.
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The Distin legacy : the rise of the brass band in 19th-century Britain
Throughout the nineteenth century the brass band movement emerged as part of the larger processes of social, cultural and political change, and the rapid progress of industrialization. The growth of the movement was determined, most significantly, by the introduction of valved instruments, the rise …
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Colour and Colour Vision in Late Nineteenth Century British Sciences
… explore the origins of colour vision science in 19th century Britain. By drawing attention to wide ranging dialogues and disagreements between diverse figures with different visions of colour, including physicists David Brewster, James Clerk Maxwell, and Lord Rayleigh, politician and philologist …
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Crime, community and police in Cape Town, 1825-1850
… Similar studies of crime and law enforcement in 19th Century Britain have greatly informed the manner in which this thesis was tackled, but the nature of the source material in Cape Town has necessitated a somewhat different approach. The incomplete nature of the Court Record Books meant that a …
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‘The Road to Learning’: Re-evaluating the Mechanics’ Institute Movement
… road to learning” for workers in the nineteenth century. Mechanics’ institutes emerged during the 1820s to both criticism and acclaim, becoming part of the physical and intellectual fabric of the age and inspiring a nationwide building programme funded entirely by public subscription. Beginning …