A Protean system of apparatus: Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism

Ben Marsden

A Protean system of apparatus: Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism

Ben Marsden

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Abstract

This paper analyses the demonstration apparatus created by Robert Willis, Jacksonian Professor at the University of Cambridge, and his efforts to institutionalize its use beyond Cambridge in the mid nineteenth century

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16th - 17th September 2016
Editors	Alexandrina Buchanan, James W. P. Campbell, Javier Giron, Santiago Huerta
Place of Publication	Madrid
Publisher	Instituto Juan de Herrera
Pages	53-73
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	978-84-946000-0-5
Publication status	Published - 12 Sept 2016
Event	Conference: Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the 19th Century - Cambridge , United Kingdom Duration: 16 Sept 2016 → 17 Sept 2016 https://medievalartresearch.com/2016/06/14/conference-robert-willis-science-technology-and-architecture-in-the-19th-century/

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Name	Texts on the Theory and History of Constructions
Publisher	Instituto Juan de Herrera

Conference

Conference	Conference: Robert Willis
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	16/09/16 → 17/09/16
Internet address	https://medievalartresearch.com/2016/06/14/conference-robert-willis-science-technology-and-architecture-in-the-19th-century/

Bibliographical note

Accepted/In press 1 September 2016

Ben Marsden
Person: Academic

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Marsden, B. (2016). A Protean system of apparatus: Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism. In A. Buchanan, J. W. P. Campbell, J. Giron, & S. Huerta (Eds.), Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16th - 17th September 2016 (pp. 53-73). (Texts on the Theory and History of Constructions). Instituto Juan de Herrera.

A Protean system of apparatus: Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism. / Marsden, Ben.
Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16th - 17th September 2016. ed. / Alexandrina Buchanan; James W. P. Campbell; Javier Giron; Santiago Huerta. Madrid: Instituto Juan de Herrera, 2016. p. 53-73 (Texts on the Theory and History of Constructions).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

Marsden, B 2016, A Protean system of apparatus: Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism. in A Buchanan, JWP Campbell, J Giron & S Huerta (eds), Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16th - 17th September 2016. Texts on the Theory and History of Constructions, Instituto Juan de Herrera, Madrid, pp. 53-73, Conference: Robert Willis, Cambridge , United Kingdom, 16/09/16.

Marsden B. A Protean system of apparatus: Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism. In Buchanan A, Campbell JWP, Giron J, Huerta S, editors, Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16th - 17th September 2016. Madrid: Instituto Juan de Herrera. 2016. p. 53-73. (Texts on the Theory and History of Constructions).

Marsden, Ben. / A Protean system of apparatus : Robert Willis and the material invention of mechanism. Robert Willis: Science, Technology and Architecture in the Nineteenth Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge UK, 16th - 17th September 2016. editor / Alexandrina Buchanan ; James W. P. Campbell ; Javier Giron ; Santiago Huerta. Madrid : Instituto Juan de Herrera, 2016. pp. 53-73 (Texts on the Theory and History of Constructions).

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