Bibliograph

The age of wonder, how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science, Richard Holmes

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The age of wonder, how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science, Richard Holmes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The age of wonder

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

264044731

Responsibility statement

Richard Holmes

Sub title

how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science

Summary

A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the 18th century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science, "The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Three lives dominate the book: William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and Humphry Davy

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

Target audience

adult

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Creator