The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science / Richard Holmes.
Publication details: New York : Pantheon Books, c2008.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xxi, 552 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780375422225
- 509.41/09033 22
- Q127.G4 H65 2008
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.