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In recent years the history of the garden has enjoyed increased attention within scholarly circles. Of particular interest is the history of the formation of the Picturesque garden. The ideas of three men, Richard Payne Knight, Uvedale Price, and Humphry Repton, are central to the evolution of Picturesque theory as related to the garden. The conflict among them has become known as the Picturesque Controversy. Due to misguided interpretations by modern scholars, however, the essence of the dispute has been obscured. Through a discussion of the development of Picturesque theory and a comparison of the actual points of difference between the above mentioned theorists, this paper proposes to expose the essential elements of the debate. It also demonstrates that, while all three participants are attempting to reach beyond the practices of their own century, it is Humphry Repton who distinguishes himself as the true herald of modern society and its attitude toward the garden.

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Stockholm, 1985. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166).

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T14:16:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alexandre Alves de Araujo Costa.pdf: 541744 bytes, checksum: 43f4ea52683ab71fcf18f7280822265d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-20 / The agriculture, activity of primal importance for the human being, it is indeed a route of access for the application of the chemical knowledge towards its practice. Besides that, a sort of theoric concern that also configurated itself as one of the outlines on which was delineated the agricultural practices at the end of XVIII century and beginning of the XIX century, aiming the thecnincal development. Humphry Davy, who during his his career developed several studies with latent practical concerns, starts in 1802 one cycle of lectures about agricultural chemistry, supported by the Board of Agriculture, which extended until 1812, culminating with the publication of the book Elements of Agriculture in 1813. Davy, is usually known by his works with eletriciy and the posterior identification of several chemical elements. In his researchs, showed great interest towards nature and the composition of the matter, what was not different on agricultural researchs. Under the light of current historiography of science, this work intends to analyze how Humphry Davy used to explain the phenomena linked to vegetation, besides of the relevance of his books to agricultural practices / A agricultura, atividade de fundamental importância para o ser humano, é uma via de acesso à aplicação do conhecimento químico à prática. Além disso, uma certa preocupação teórica também se configurou como um dos contornos em que se delineava a prática agrícola do final do século XVIII e início do século XIX, com vistas ao melhoramento técnico. Humphry Davy, que durante sua carreira desenvolveu vários estudos com latente preocupação prática, inicia em 1802 um ciclo de palestras sobre química agrícola, apoiadas pelo Board of Agriculture, que se estenderam até 1812, culminando com a publicação do livro Elements of Agriculture em 1813. Davy é normalmente conhecido por seus trabalhos envolvendo eletricidade e a posterior identificação de vários elementos químicos. Em suas pesquisas, manifestava grande interesse em relação à natureza e à composição da matéria, o que não se mostrou diferente nas pesquisas agrícolas. À luz da atual historiografia da ciência, este trabalho pretende analisar como Humphry Davy explicava os fenômenos ligados à vegetação, além da relevância do seu livro às práticas agrícolas

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Stockholm, 1985. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166).

One aspect of the current revaluation of Victorian thought and literature is the examination of the crisis of religious faith, in which the proponents of doubt and denial took different directions: they became openly cynical and pessimistic; they turned from religion to an aesthetic substitute; or they concluded that since mankind could look only to itself for aid, the primary duties of the individual were to find a tenable creed for himself and to try to alleviate the lot of others. The movement from the agony of doubt to a serene, or at least calm, humanitarianism is the subject of this study. The discussion is limited to four novelists in whose work religious doubt and humanitarianism are overt and relatively consistent and in whose novels the intellectual thought of the day is translated into a form appealing to the middle-class reader. Their success is attested by contemporary criticism and by accounts of the sales of their books; although their work has had no permanent popularity, they were among the most discussed authors of their time.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T14:16:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Edaival Mulatti.pdf: 1316493 bytes, checksum: 2ddebbfbb24364b182ea454f86c50397 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-10-23 / The Royal Institution, English organization founded at the end of the eighteenth century in London and existing in this day and age as an institution dedicated to research in the theory and dissemination of science, was born with the purposes of an institution of public character, depending on financial contributions. Within a conception of science, categorized by its founders as "useful science," the Royal Institution had as main goals, the diffusion of knowledge and application of science in the life of the population. For the present work, we studied up some of the social and political circumstances present in England at the end of the eighteenth century, and provided evidence to the understanding of the reasons that enabled the creation of that institution. Also, we tried to identify in the creation and consolidation of that institution, the role played by personalities of the time, as Joseph Banks, Benjamin Thompson, Thomas Young, Thomas Garnett and Humphry Davy. This work was based on the study of the following documents: "Proposals for forming by subscription, in the Metropolis of the British Empire, the Public Institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by Philosophical Lectures and courses of Experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.", document-creation of the Royal Institution, authored by Benjamin Thompson and dated March 1799,"The discourse introductory to the Course of Lectures on Chemistry , Delivered in the Theatre of the Royal Institution, on the 21st of January, 1802," inaugural lecture of the Royal Institution Humphry Davy, and "The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity," lecture in which Davy presented the results of their research on electrolysis, made the Royal Institution and presented at the Royal Society on November 20 de1806. The focus of this work was in the study of the model for dissemination of knowledge established on the origins of the Royal Institution, as well as some of the changes that have made this model a strong point of support for the Royal Institution to be seen, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as a major scientific institutions of England / The Royal Institution, organização inglesa fundada no final do século XVIII em Londres e existente nos dias de hoje como uma instituição voltada a pesquisas no campo teórico e divulgação da ciência, nasceu com os propósitos de uma instituição de caráter público, dependendo financeiramente de contribuições. Dentro de uma concepção de ciência, categorizada por seus fundadores como ciência útil , a Royal Institution tinha como principais objetivos, a difusão do conhecimento e aplicação da ciência na vida da população. Para o presente trabalho, estudou-se algumas das circunstâncias sociais e políticas presentes na Inglaterra no final do século dezoito, e que forneceram elementos para o entendimento dos motivos que propiciaram a criação de tal instituição. Procurou-se também identificar, na criação e consolidação dessa Instituição, o papel desempenhado por personalidades da época, como Joseph Banks, Benjamin Thompson, Thomas Young, Thomas Garnett e Humphry Davy. Esta dissertação baseou-se no estudo dos seguintes originais: Proposals for forming by subscription, in the Metropolis of the British Empire, a Public Institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by courses of Philosophical Lectures and Experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life , documento de criação da Royal Institution, de autoria de Benjamin Thompson e datado de março de 1799, A discourse introductory to a Course of Lectures on Chemistry, Delivered in the Theatre of the Royal Institution, on the 21st of January, 1802 , palestra inaugural de Humphry Davy na Royal Institution, e The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity , palestra na qual Davy apresentou os resultados de suas pesquisas sobre eletrólise, efetuadas na Royal Institution e apresentadas perante a Royal Society em 20 de novembro de1806. O ponto central desse trabalho situou-se no estudo do modelo de difusão do conhecimento formulado nas origens da Royal Institution, bem como em algumas de suas modificações que fizeram desse modelo um forte ponto de apoio para que a Royal Institution se projetasse, no início do século dezenove, como uma das principais instituições científicas da Inglaterra