Adolphe Quetelet, Social Physics and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874
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| Title: | Adolphe Quetelet, Social Physics and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874 |
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| Description: | Adolphe Quetelet was an influential astronomer and statistician whose controversial work inspired heated debate in European and American intellectual circles. In creating a science designed to explain the'average man,'he helped contribute to the idea of normal, most enduringly in his creation of the Quetelet Index, which came to be known as the Body Mass Index. Kevin Donnelly presents the first scholarly biography of Quetelet, exploring his contribution to quantitative reasoning, his place in nineteenth-century intellectual history, and his profound influence on the modern idea of average. |
| Authors: | Kevin Padraic Donnelly |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Science--History--19th century, Intellectual life--History--19th century |
| Categories: | SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / History |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Adolphe Quetelet was an influential astronomer and statistician whose controversial work inspired heated debate in European and American intellectual circles. In creating a science designed to explain the'average man,'he helped contribute to the idea of normal, most enduringly in his creation of the Quetelet Index, which came to be known as the Body Mass Index. Kevin Donnelly presents the first scholarly biography of Quetelet, exploring his contribution to quantitative reasoning, his place in nineteenth-century intellectual history, and his profound influence on the modern idea of average. |
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| ISBN: | 9781848935686 9780822966081 9780822981633 |
