Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 7
3. Acknowledgments 9
4. Introduction. The Nation and Nature in Middle-Class Culture 11
5. Chapter One. Structuring a New Generation’s Scientific Society 21
6. Chapter Two. Private Science and the Public Interest 35
7. Chapter Three. Internationalizing Nationalist Science 59
8. Chapter Four. Science Joins Cultural Life 91
9. Conclusion. Science, Colonial Expansion, and National Identity 125
10. Appendix. Members of the Artis Board of Directors 1838-1870 131
11. Notes 137
12. List of Illustrations and Color Plates 173
13. Bibliograpy 177
14. Index 201