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William J. Ashworth

Dr William J. Ashworth
Bsc (Hons), MA, PhD

Contact

W.J.Ashworth@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 2374

Publications

Selected publications

  1. The British industrial revolution and the ideological revolution: Science, Neoliberalism and History (Journal article - 2014)
  2. The Ghost of Rostow: Science, Culture and the British Industrial Revolution (Journal article - 2008)
  3. Customs and Excise: Trade, Production and Consumption in England, 1640-1845 (Book - 2003)
  4. ‘System of terror’: Samuel Bentham, accountability and dockyard reform during the Napoleonic Wars∗ (Journal article - 1998)
  5. The Industrial Revolution: The State, Knowledge and Global Trade (Book - 2017)
  6. The Trinity Circle Anxiety, Intelligence, and Knowledge Creation in Nineteenth-Century England (Book - 2021)
  7. Memory, Efficiency, and Symbolic Analysis: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and the Industrial Mind (Journal article - 1996)
  8. The calculating eye": Baily, Herschel, Babbage and the business of astronomy (Journal article - 1994)
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2023

History of textiles and the Congruence Engine

Ashworth, W. J. (n.d.). History of textiles and the Congruence Engine. Science Museum Group Journal, 18(18). doi:10.15180/221815

DOI
10.15180/221815
Journal article

2021

Emulation, Wealth and Civilisation: Works on the History of Trade and Industry in Early Modern England

Ashworth, W. J. (2021). Emulation, Wealth and Civilisation: Works on the History of Trade and Industry in Early Modern England. In Histories of Trade as Histories of Civilisation (pp. 151-179). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80087-1_5

DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-80087-1_5
Chapter

The Trinity Circle Anxiety, Intelligence, and Knowledge Creation in Nineteenth-Century England

Ashworth, W. J. (2021). The Trinity Circle Anxiety, Intelligence, and Knowledge Creation in Nineteenth-Century England. University of Pittsburgh Press.

Book

2019

2018

Labor and the alternative economy in Britain, 1660 to 1842

Ashworth, W. J. (2018). Labor and the alternative economy in Britain, 1660 to 1842. In T. M. Safley (Ed.), Labor Before the Industrial Revolution. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351251082-11

DOI
10.4324/9781351251082-11
Chapter

2017

The Industrial Revolution: The State, Knowledge and Global Trade

Ashworth, W. J. (2017). The Industrial Revolution: The State, Knowledge and Global Trade (First ed.). London: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-industrial-revolution-9781474286183/

Book

Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain

Ashworth, W. J. (2017). Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain. HISTORY TODAY, 67(8), 100. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Journal article

2016

Power to the People: energy in Europe over the last five centuries

Ashworth, W. J. (2016). Power to the People: energy in Europe over the last five centuries. SOCIAL HISTORY, 41(2), 229-231. doi:10.1080/03071022.2016.1148355

DOI
10.1080/03071022.2016.1148355
Journal article

The Demise of Regulation and Rise of Political Economy: Taxation, Industry and Fiscal Pressure in Britain 1763-1815

Ashworth, W. J. (2016). The Demise of Regulation and Rise of Political Economy: Taxation, Industry and Fiscal Pressure in Britain 1763-1815. In P. R. Rössner (Ed.), Economic Growth and the Origins of Modern Political Economy: Economic reasons of state, 1500–2000 (pp. 122-136). London: Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/

Chapter

2014

The British industrial revolution and the ideological revolution: Science, Neoliberalism and History

Ashworth, W. J. (2014). The Industrial Revolution and the Ideological Revolution: Science, Neoliberalism and History. History of Science: review of literature and research, 52(2), 178-199. doi:10.1177/0073275314529860

DOI
10.1177/0073275314529860
Journal article

Cotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World

Ashworth, W. J. (2014). Cotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World. SOCIAL HISTORY, 39(1), 121-123. doi:10.1080/03071022.2013.872924

DOI
10.1080/03071022.2013.872924
Journal article

2012

Industrialization

Ashworth, W. J. (2012). Industrialization. Oxford Online Bibliography.

Journal article

2011

Dierdre N. McCloskey, Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern

Ashworth, W. J. (2011). Dierdre N. McCloskey, Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern. Unknown Journal, 53(4), 656-659.

Journal article

2010

"Quality and the Roots of Manufacturing 'Expertise' in Eighteenth Century Britain"

Ashworth, W. J. (2010). "Quality and the Roots of Manufacturing 'Expertise' in Eighteenth Century Britain". OSIRIS, 25, 231-254.

Journal article

"Smuggling in the Eighteenth Century"

Ashworth, W. J. (2010). "Smuggling in the Eighteenth Century". BBC History Magazine, 8, 46-51.

Journal article

2009

Jennifer Karns Alexander, The Mantra of efficiency: From Waterwheel to Social Control

Ashworth, W. J. (2009). Jennifer Karns Alexander, The Mantra of efficiency: From Waterwheel to Social Control. Unknown Journal, Xliv, 183-185.

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Martin Daunton, State and Market in Victorian Britain: War, Welfare and Capitalism,

Ashworth, W. J. (2009). Martin Daunton, State and Market in Victorian Britain: War, Welfare and Capitalism,. Unknown Journal, 62, 488-489.

Journal article

Measurement

Ashworth, W. J. (2009). Measurement. In A. Iriye, & P. Y. Saunier (Eds.), The Palgrave Dictionary of Transnational History (pp. 701-706). Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Chapter

Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy

Ashworth, W. J. (2009). Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy. Unknown Journal, 50, 705-706.

Journal article

Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy, Chicago, 2008

Ashworth, W. J. (2009). Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy, Chicago, 2008. Unknown Journal, 50, 705-706.

Journal article

Taxation in Colonial America, Princeton, 2008

Rabushka, A. (2009). Taxation in Colonial America, Princeton, 2008. Unknown Journal, 10, 875-876.

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2008

The Ghost of Rostow: Science, Culture and the British Industrial Revolution

Ashworth, W. J. (2008). The Ghost of Rostow: Science, Culture and the British Industrial Revolution. History of Science, 46(3), 249-274. doi:10.1177/007327530804600301

DOI
10.1177/007327530804600301
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"Revenue, Production and the early-Modern English/British State"

Ashworth, W. J. (2008). "Revenue, Production and the early-Modern English/British State". In S. Cavaciocchi (Ed.), Fiscal Systems in the European Economy from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries (pp. 1045-1055). Florence: Datini.

Chapter

Chris Evans and Goran Ryden, Baltic Iron in the Atlantic World in the Eighteenth Century

Ashworth, W. J. (2008). Chris Evans and Goran Ryden, Baltic Iron in the Atlantic World in the Eighteenth Century. Unknown Journal, 61, 732-733.

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The Analytical Society 1812-13

Ashworth, W. J. (2008). The Analytical Society 1812-13. In H. C. G. Matthew (Ed.), Oxford Dictionary of National Bibliography (pp. 1-2). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chapter

2007

S. D. Smith, Slavery, Family and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic: The World of the Lascelles 1648-1834

Ashworth, W. J. (2007). S. D. Smith, Slavery, Family and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic: The World of the Lascelles 1648-1834. Unknown Journal, 60, 403-404.

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The Intersection of industry and the state in eighteenth-century Britain

Ashworth, W. J. (2007). The Intersection of industry and the state in eighteenth-century Britain. In L. Roberts, S. Schaffer, & P. Dear (Eds.), The Mindful Hand: Sites, Artefacts and the Rise of Modern Science and Technology (pp. 349-377). Chicago: University of Chicago.

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2006

Eric Ash, Power, Knowledge and Expertise in Elizabethan England

Ashworth, W. J. (2006). Eric Ash, Power, Knowledge and Expertise in Elizabethan England. Unknown Journal, 47, 188-190.

Journal article

Steven Ruskin, John Herschel's Cape Voyage: Private Science, Public Imagination and the Ambitions of Empire

Ashworth, W. J. (2006). Steven Ruskin, John Herschel's Cape Voyage: Private Science, Public Imagination and the Ambitions of Empire. Unknown Journal, 97, 175-176.

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2005

R.D. Connor and A.D.C. Simpson ed., Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective

Ashworth, W. J. (2005). R.D. Connor and A.D.C. Simpson ed., Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective. Unknown Journal, 46, 640-642.

Journal article

2004

Metrology and the state: science, revenue, and commerce.

Ashworth, W. J. (2004). Metrology and the state: science, revenue, and commerce.. Science (New York, N.Y.), 306(5700), 1314-1317. doi:10.1126/science.1102551

DOI
10.1126/science.1102551
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Practical objectivity: The excise, state, and production in eighteenth century England

Ashworth, W. J. (2004). Practical objectivity: The excise, state, and production in eighteenth century England. Social Epistemology, 18(2-3), 181-197. doi:10.1080/0269172042000249282

DOI
10.1080/0269172042000249282
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Industry and Transport

Ashworth, W. J. (2004). Industry and Transport. In C. Williams (Ed.), Blackwell Companion to Nineteenth Century Britain (pp. 346-358). Oxford: Blackwell.

Chapter

Michael Hoskin, The Herschel Partnership as Viewed by Caroline Herschel and Michael Hoskin, Caroline Herschel's Autobiographies

Ashworth, W. J. (2004). Michael Hoskin, The Herschel Partnership as Viewed by Caroline Herschel and Michael Hoskin, Caroline Herschel's Autobiographies. Unknown Journal, 37, ??.

Journal article

2003

Customs and Excise: Trade, Production and Consumption in England, 1640-1845

Ashworth, W. (2003). Customs and Excise: Trade, Production and Consumption in England, 1640-1845. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Book

England and the Machinery of Reason, 1780-1830

Ashworth, W. J. (2003). England and the Machinery of Reason, 1780-1830. In I. Morus (Ed.), Bodies/Machines (pp. 39-65). Oxford: Berg.

Chapter

2002

Alex Hebra, Measure for Measure: The Story of Imperial, Metric, and other Units

Ashworth, W. J. (2002). Alex Hebra, Measure for Measure: The Story of Imperial, Metric, and other Units. Unknown Journal, 45, 438-439.

Journal article

2001

Between the Trader and the Public: British Alcohol Standards and the Proof of Good Governance

Ashworth, W. J. (2001). Between the Trader and the Public: British Alcohol Standards and the Proof of Good Governance. Technology and Culture, 42(1), 27-50.

Journal article

Bruce Collier and James MacLachlan, Charles Babbage and the Engines of Perfection

Ashworth, W. J. (2001). Bruce Collier and James MacLachlan, Charles Babbage and the Engines of Perfection. Unknown Journal, 93, 127-128.

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2000

'England and the machinery of reason, 1780-1830 '

Ashworth, W. (2000). 'England and the machinery of reason, 1780-1830 '. Canadian Journal of History, 35, 2-36.

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1999

Michael J. Crowe, David R. Dyck and James R. Kevin eds., A Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel

Ashworth, W. J. (1999). Michael J. Crowe, David R. Dyck and James R. Kevin eds., A Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel. Unknown Journal, ?(?), ??.

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1998

John Herschel, George Airy, and the Roaming Eye of the State

Ashworth, W. J. (1998). John Herschel, George Airy, and the Roaming Eye of the State. History of Science, 36(2), 151-178. doi:10.1177/007327539803600202

DOI
10.1177/007327539803600202
Journal article

‘System of terror’: Samuel Bentham, accountability and dockyard reform during the Napoleonic Wars∗

Ashworth, W. J. (1998). ‘System of terror’: Samuel Bentham, accountability and dockyard reform during the Napoleonic Wars∗. Social History, 23(1), 63-79. doi:10.1080/03071029808568020

DOI
10.1080/03071029808568020
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1997

Labour harder than thrashing": John Flamsteed, property and intellectual labour in early nineteenth century England

Ashworth, W. J. (1997). Labour harder than thrashing": John Flamsteed, property and intellectual labour in early nineteenth century England. In F. Wilmoth (Ed.), Flamsteed's Stars: New Perspectives on the Life and Work of the First Astronomer Royal, 1649-1719 (pp. 215-230). Rochester: Boydell and Brewer.

Chapter

1996

Memory, Efficiency, and Symbolic Analysis: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and the Industrial Mind

Ashworth, W. J. (1996). Memory, Efficiency, and Symbolic Analysis: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and the Industrial Mind. Isis, 87(4), 629-653. doi:10.1086/357650

DOI
10.1086/357650
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1994

The calculating eye": Baily, Herschel, Babbage and the business of astronomy

Ashworth, W. J. (1994). The calculating eye": Baily, Herschel, Babbage and the business of astronomy. British Journal for the History of Science, 27(4), 401-444.

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1992

Richard Yeo, Defining Science: William Whewell, Natural Knowledge and Public Debate in Early Victorian Britain

Ashworth, W. J. (1992). Richard Yeo, Defining Science: William Whewell, Natural Knowledge and Public Debate in Early Victorian Britain. Unknown Journal, 50(2), 260-262.

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