[PDF.29lg] The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science

The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science

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 | #38283 in Books |  Vintage |  2010-03-02 |  2010-03-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.22 x1.27 x6.10l,1.68 | File type: PDF | 576 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A rare treat!|By Janet B. Zehr|I literally couldn't put down this book! The stories about these 18th and 19th century men (and women) of science and their connections to each other and to poets like Coleridge and Shelley was so exhilarating! The book paints a vivid picture of a very exciting time in English history, when new discoveries were being made in exploration, astronomy

The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. 

When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discovery—ast...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science   |  Richard Holmes. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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