The age of wonder how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Holmes, Richard, 1945- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Pantheon Books cop. 2008
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.