Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Pantheon Books
Place
Date
Circa 2008
Physical Description
xxi, 552 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
9780375422225
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
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.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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