An edition of The age of wonder
(2008)
The age of wonder
how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science
by Holmes, Richard
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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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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 centuryPlaces
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The age of wonder: how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science
2008, HarperPress
in English
0007149522 9780007149520
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-525) and index.
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