Author: BUCHAN, JAMES. Title: Crowded with Genius The Scottish Enlightenment: Edinburgh's Moment of the Mind.
Description: 8vo; pp. xi, 436; 16 pages of plates; notes, index; dustjacket; a fine copy. HarperCollins Publishers, (2003). It was in Edinburgh that a unique gathering of the finest minds of the day came together and made breathking innovatins in architecture, politics, science, the arts and economics, all of which continue to echo loudly today. This was a time of radical upheaval and advancement, and a place of such cerebral stature as to rival the Athens of Soctrates.
Keywords: Scotland history intellectual life 18th century Edinburgh
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