Format:
XVI, 545 S
,
Ill., Kt
ISBN:
0226481182
,
9780226481180
Content:
Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene -- Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era -- Redefining the maternal tradition -- The showmen of science : wood, pepper, and visual spectacle -- The evolution of the evolutionary epic -- The science periodical : Proctor and the conduct of "knowledge" -- Practitioners enter the field : Huxley and Ball as popularizers -- Science writing on New Grub Street -- Conclusion: Remapping the terrain
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene -- Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era -- Redefining the maternal tradition -- The showmen of science : wood, pepper, and visual spectacle -- The evolution of the evolutionary epic -- The science periodical : proctor and the conduct of knowledge -- Practitioners enter the field : Huxley and ball as popularizers -- Science writing on new grub street -- Conclusion -- Remapping the terrain
Language:
English
Subjects:
Natural Sciences
Keywords:
Großbritannien
;
Naturwissenschaften
;
Populärwissenschaftliche Darstellung
;
Illustration
;
Geschichte 1850-1900
Author information:
Lightman, Bernard V. 1950-
