The Age of Wonder

How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

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The Age of Wonder

How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

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Pantheon Books

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Table of Contents

List of illustrations.
Prologue.
1 Joseph Banks in Paradise.
2 Herschel on the Moon.
3 Balloonists in Heaven.
4 Herschel Among the Stars.
5 Mungo Park in Africa.
6 Davy on the Gas.
7 Dr Frankenstein and the Soul.
8 Davy and the Lamp.
9 Sorcerer and Apprentice.
10 Young Scientists.
Epilogue.
Cast List.
Bibliography.
References.
Acknowledgements.
Excerpt from Falling Upwards.

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Published in
New York, USA, London, Great Britain

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ebook

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Open Library
OL25896046M
ISBN 13
9780307378323

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OL17320711W

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