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The age of wonder

how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science

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The age of wonder
Holmes, Richard
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An edition of The age of wonder (2010)

The age of wonder

how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science

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"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.

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Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
552

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Subjects
Science, Discoveries in science, History, Scientists, Intellectual life, Naturwissenschaften, Romantik, Vetenskap, Historia, Vetenskapsmän, Biografi, New York Times reviewed, 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
People
Humphry Davy Sir (1778-1829), Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750-1848), William Herschel Sir (1738-1822)
Places
Great Britain
Times
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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Copyright Date
2008

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
509.41/09033
Library of Congress
Q127.G4 H65 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 552 p., [24] p. of plates :
Number of pages
552

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24453594M
ISBN 10
1400031877
ISBN 13
9781400031870
LCCN
2010293678
OCLC/WorldCat
437298763

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