The age of wonder : how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science :: Richard Holmes :: ISBN 9780007441358 :: HarperPress 2011 :: OBNB, the Open British National Bibliography

Publication Data

Title The age of wonder : how the Romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science
Author Richard Holmes
Publisher HarperPress
Publication date 2011
Publication location London
Language English

Descriptive Notes

Originally published: 2008.
Includes interview with author.

Topics

Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
Herschel, William, 1738-1822
Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829
Science :: Great Britain :: History :: 18th century
Great Britain :: Intellectual life :: 18th century
Great Britain :: History :: 18th century
Great Britain

Catalogue Data

OBNB ID GBB171636
ISBN 10 0007441355
ISBN 13 9780007441358
Type BibliographicResource, Book
Dewey Classification 509.4109033

ISBD

P1053 xxi, 570 p., [24] p. of plates
P1042 Includes bibliographical references and index.

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