Les gestes de la mesure. Joule, les pratiques de la brasserie et la science - article ; n°4 ; vol.53, pg 745-774

Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales - Année 1998 - Volume 53 - Numéro 4 - Pages 745-774
Vermessene Gesten art of brewing James physics of heat. SIBUM. This paper is concerned with the role of the human body in knowledge production. Previous historical studies have stressed either the scientific construction or repre sentation of the human body. The aim here is to understand the creative power of the disciplined body of the scientist. The author focuses on an early nineteenth- century landmark of scientific change: James experimental research on the nature of heat reconstruction of some of the cultural resources at his disposal demonstrates that what has conventionally been regarded as personal or tacit knowledge is better conceptualised as embodied knowledge rooted partially in hitherto unknown knowledge tradition of early Victorian brewing culture.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.