Enlightenment : discovering the world in the eighteenth century /

Enlightenment : discovering the world in the eighteenth century /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : British Museum, c2003.
Language:	English
Subject:	British Museum. British Museum Enlightenment. Intellectual life -- 18th century -- History. Eighteenth century. Enlightenment. Intellectual life. Europe -- Intellectual life -- 18th century -- History. Europe.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4972900

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Varying Form of Title:	Discovering the world in the eighteenth century
Other authors / contributors:	Sloan, Kim. Burnett, Andrew. British Museum.
ISBN:	0714127655
Notes:	"The book is published to coincide with the opening in 2003 of the Enlightenment Gallery in the newly restored King's Library at the British Museum."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-299) and index.

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Summary:	The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world and its inhabitants. The King's Library was built to house the books donated from the royal libraries of King George II and his grandson King George III, and they epitomize the interest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in scholarship and study. Aimed at the general reader and relevant to many academic diciplines, this book explores the ways people acquired new information, organized their ideas and reached their conclusions.
Item Description:	"The book is published to coincide with the opening in 2003 of the Enlightenment Gallery in the newly restored King's Library at the British Museum."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-299) and index.
ISBN:	0714127655