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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- FIGURES vii
- EDITORS' ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- CONTRIBUTORS xiii
- CHAPTER ONE. Dimensions of Modelling 1
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PART ONE. Modelling and Enlightenment
- CHAPTER TWO. Representing Invention, Viewing Models 19
- CHAPTER THREE. Plastic Anatomies and Artificial Dissections 43
- CHAPTER FOUR. Fish and Ships: Models in the Age of Reason 71
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PART TWO. Disciplines and Display
- CHAPTER FIVE. Modelling Monuments and Excavations 109
- CHAPTER SIX. Monsters at the Crystal Palace 138
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Plastic Publishing in Embryology 170
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Casting Skin: Meanings for Doctors, Artists, and Patients 207
- CHAPTER NINE. Molecules and Croquet Balls 242
- CHAPTER TEN. Mathematical Models 276
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Science, Art, and Authenticity in Natural History Displays 307
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PART THREE. New Media and Old
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Models and the Making of Molecular Biology 339
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Secrets Hidden by Two-Dimensionality: The Economy as a Hydraulic Machine 369
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. From Model Kits to Interactive Computer Graphics 402
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Commentaries
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Three-Dimensional Models in Philosophical Perspective 433
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Material Models as Visual Culture 443
- INDEX 453
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- FIGURES vii
- EDITORS' ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- CONTRIBUTORS xiii
- CHAPTER ONE. Dimensions of Modelling 1
-
PART ONE. Modelling and Enlightenment
- CHAPTER TWO. Representing Invention, Viewing Models 19
- CHAPTER THREE. Plastic Anatomies and Artificial Dissections 43
- CHAPTER FOUR. Fish and Ships: Models in the Age of Reason 71
-
PART TWO. Disciplines and Display
- CHAPTER FIVE. Modelling Monuments and Excavations 109
- CHAPTER SIX. Monsters at the Crystal Palace 138
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Plastic Publishing in Embryology 170
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Casting Skin: Meanings for Doctors, Artists, and Patients 207
- CHAPTER NINE. Molecules and Croquet Balls 242
- CHAPTER TEN. Mathematical Models 276
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Science, Art, and Authenticity in Natural History Displays 307
-
PART THREE. New Media and Old
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Models and the Making of Molecular Biology 339
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Secrets Hidden by Two-Dimensionality: The Economy as a Hydraulic Machine 369
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. From Model Kits to Interactive Computer Graphics 402
-
Commentaries
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Three-Dimensional Models in Philosophical Perspective 433
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Material Models as Visual Culture 443
- INDEX 453