Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain).
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge records, 1829-1943.
Papers include: minutes, accounts and extensive correspondence covering suggestions and deliberations on what subjects should be treated, opinions of authors' manuscripts, the progress of books through the press, illustrations, and the reaction of the reading public to the published treatises. Correspondents include: Sir. F. Beaufort, I. K. Brunel, A. De Morgan, G. B. Greenough, Sir J. W. Lubbock, R. I. Murchison.
Founded 1826, largely at instigation of Lord Brougham. Society's aim was to diffuse knowledge by acting as agent between authors and publishers in commissioning series of treatises on specified topics. The earliest series, 'The Library of Useful Knowledge,' included many works on mathematics and related philosophy.
De Morgan, Augustus, 1806-1871.
Lubbock, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1792-1871.
Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871.
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) -- Publishing.
Book proposals.
Illustration of books -- Themes, motives.
Science publishing -- England.
Selective dissemination of information -- Scientific applications -- England.
Societies (Academies and learned societies) -- Publishing -- England.
Technical editing.
Accounts. aat
Minutes. aat
Beaufort, F., Sir.
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom.
Greenough, G. B.
AIP-ICOS
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