An Evening with D. Graham Burnett February 21, 2008
New York, New York 10025
D. Graham Burnett will discuss whales, whaling and the history of science, and read from his new book, Trying Leviathan: The Nineteenth-Century New York Court Case That Put the Whale on Trial and Challenged the Order of Nature.
Professor Burnett will be joined by John Fabian Witt, Professor of Law and History at Columbia University.
"In taking Maurice v. Judd and fleshing out the details of the economics, natural history and politics of the day, Burnett offers a fascinating look into the early culture of science." -The Seattle Times
"It would be hard to make this fascinating case a dull read. It’s also hard to imagine how anyone could do a better job an unexpected page turner." -Nature
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Added by book.culture on February 17, 2008