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245 14 a| The age of wonder :b| how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science /c| Richard Holmes.;

246 30 a| How the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science;

250 a| 1st U.S. ed.;

300 a| xxi, 552 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-525) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| "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.;

600 10 a| Herschel, William,d| 1738-1822.=| ^A47035;

600 10 a| Herschel, Caroline Lucretia,d| 1750-1848.=| ^A672748;

600 10 a| Davy, Humphry,c| Sir,d| 1778-1829.=| ^A53379;

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The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science / Richard Holmes.

Author/creator	Holmes, Richard, 1945-
Format	Book
Edition	1st U.S. ed.
Publication Info	New York : Pantheon Books, ©2008.
Description	xxi, 552 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Herschel, William, 1738-1822. Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848. Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829. Science--Great Britain. --History. --18th century. Discoveries in science--Great Britain. --History. --18th century.

Portion of title	How the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science
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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-525) and index.
LCCN	2008049587
ISBN	9780375422225 :
ISBN	0375422226 :

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