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Holmes, Richard, 1945-
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Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science / Richard Holmes.
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Holmes, Richard, 1945-
New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.
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Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
ISBN:
9780375422225 :
0375422226 :
Description:
xxi, 552 p., [23] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
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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Originally published: London : Harper Press, 2008.
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509.41 H
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