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how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science

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An edition of The age of wonder (2008)

The age of wonder

how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science

by

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"The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revolution of Romantic Science."

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HarperPress
Language
English
Pages
554

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Subjects
Science, History, Intellectual life, Scientists, Discoveries in science, Science, great britain, Banks, joseph, 1743-1820, Herschel, william, sir, 1738-1822, Davy, humphry, sir, 1778-1829, Great britain, intellectual life, Great britain, history, 18th century
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Great Britain
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18th century

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Table of Contents

Joseph Banks in paradise
Herschel on the moon
Balloonists in heaven
Herschel among the stars
Mungo Park in Africa
Davy on the gas
Dr. Frankenstein and the soul
Davy and the lamp
Sorcerer and apprentice
Young scientists.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-525) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
509.4109033
Library of Congress
Q127.G4 H65 2008b, Q127.G4, Q127.G4 H65 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 554 p., [25] p. of plates :
Number of pages
554

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OL24528986M
Internet Archive
ageofwonderhowro0000holm_g0r3
ISBN 10
0007149522
ISBN 13
9780007149520
LCCN
2010487371
OCLC/WorldCat
233787689
Wikidata
Q126698150

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