From Magazine to Meeting
Francis Place, the Crown and Anchor Tavern, and the Founding of the London Mechanics’ Institution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21790727 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Newman (0000-0001-9255-274X, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 2024 |
| Issue | 36 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | 19 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-1560 • E-ISSN: 1755-1560 |
| Publisher | Open Library of the Humanities (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.16995/ntn.10579 |
| OpenAlex | W4386516784 |
| Language | EN |
This article considers the relationship between the Mechanics’ Magazine and the founding of the London Mechanics’ Institution through the prism of Francis Place, who was involved in each. By examining the relationship of the magazine with the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where the early meetings of the London Mechanics’ Institution took place, this article reveals important aspects of the culture of the 1820s out of which Birkbeck emerged. With a particular focus on the economic aspects of 1820s radicalism and a reliance on numerical calculation, the article considers some of the controversies which faced the institution as it came into being
Art · Art history · Optics · Physics · Prism · Sociology · Visual arts · Historical Economic and Social Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |