Metallic Empire: Science, Energy, and Industrial Imperialism in the John Percy Collection, 1817-89

金属帝国：约翰·珀西收藏中的科学、能源和工业帝国主义，1817-89 年

• 批准号: 2741852
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Warwick
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2741852
• 关键词: Metallic; Empire; Science; Energy; Industrial

This PhD project focuses on the colonial and industrial history of the John Percy Collection, held at the Science Museum, London. The Percy Collection comprises over 3,700 mineralogical specimens, including coal from South Africa, silver from Australia, and copper from India. The collection was made by John Percy FRS (1817-1889), and then subsequently acquired by the South Kensington Museum on his death. A study of the Percy Collection provides an excellent opportunity to uncover the imperial and colonial origins of a significant early acquisition by the Science Museum.

这个博士项目的重点是在伦敦科学博物馆举行的约翰·珀西收藏的殖民和工业历史。珀西收藏了超过3700个矿物学标本，包括来自南非的煤，来自澳大利亚的银和来自印度的铜。这些藏品是由约翰·珀西·弗雷斯（John Percy FRS, 1817-1889）制作的，随后在他去世后被南肯辛顿博物馆收购。对珀西藏品的研究提供了一个绝佳的机会，可以揭开科学博物馆早期重要藏品的帝国和殖民起源。