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The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science / Richard Holmes

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Autor:in:	Holmes, Richard, 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte:	Holmes, Richard, 1946-2011
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	London : HarperPress, 2008
Umfang:	XXI, 554 S. : Ill. ; 24cm
ISBN:	0007149522 9780007149520
Schlagwörter:	Banks > Sir > Joseph > 1743-1820 Herschel > Sir > William > 1738-1822 Davy > Sir > Humphry > 1778-1829 Banks, Joseph > 1743-1820 Herschel, William > 1738-1822 Davy, Humphry > 1778-1829 Großbritannien Naturwissenschaften Geschichte 1750-1829 Science > Great Britain > History > 18th century Scientists > Great Britain Great Britain > Intellectual life > 18th century Great Britain > History > 18th century
Basisklassifikation:	30.01 Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften
Zusammenfassung:	"The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revolution of Romantic Science