The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
- Synopsis
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The author of a number of biographies, British author Holmes presents a series of stories which collectively provide an account of the second scientific revolution, which produced a new vision--Romantic science--in 18th-century Britain. Included are chapters on botanist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), astronomers William Hershel (1738-1822) and his sister Caroline (1750-1848), 18th-century balloonists, chemist Humphry Davy (1778-1829), and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and the soul. The text also contains an alphabetically-organized list of key individuals in 18th-century science, a thematically grouped bibliography, and some 70 b&w and color reproductions. The book is academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307378323
- Related ISBNs:
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9780375422225
- Publisher:
- Pantheon Books
- Date of Addition:
- 10/24/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Holmes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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History,
Nonfiction,
Science,
Biographies and Memoirs,
Technology
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- Bookshare Staff
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