{"product_id":"2026100009554-secondhand-archibald-liversidge-frs-imperial-science-under-the-southern-cross-signed","title":"Archibald Liversidge, Frs: Imperial Science Under The Southern Cross (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed with inscription\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of Victorian science and the burgeoning intellectual life of colonial Australia stands Archibald Liversidge, FRS — a man whose tireless ambition helped forge the scientific identity of a nation. Roy MacLeod's biography chronicles the remarkable life of Liversidge, a British-born chemist and mineralogist who became one of the most influential scientific figures in nineteenth-century Australia, shaping the University of Sydney and the broader landscape of imperial science from his adopted home beneath the Southern Cross.\n\nMacLeod, a distinguished historian of science, presents a sweeping narrative that situates Liversidge within the grand project of British imperial knowledge-making, illustrating how science functioned as both a cultural and political instrument across the Empire. Drawing on deep archival research, the work uncovers the intricate networks of correspondence, institution-building, and intellectual exchange that connected Sydney to London and beyond. For anyone captivated by the history of ideas, colonialism, or the personalities who built modern science, this biography raises a compelling question: how much of what we call national science was, in truth, an imperial inheritance?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203113296091,"sku":"2026100009554-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/dd87e648-2c54-43ac-b83a-4b37f4d8adff.png?v=1788144122","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009554-secondhand-archibald-liversidge-frs-imperial-science-under-the-southern-cross-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}