Victorians and numbers : statistics and society in nineteenth century Britain /
A defining feature of Victorian Britain was its fascination with statistics, and this study shows how data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration, and the arguments an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A defining feature of Victorian Britain was its fascination with statistics, and this study shows how data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration, and the arguments and conflicts between social classes. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2022. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (lxiii, 371 pages). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191943003 0191943002 9780192663412 0192663410 |