Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age
Secord, James A.2014
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Whilst political and social events shook continental Europe, scientific developments were changing the way we understood the world. At the height of this change a series of remarkable books about science were published. In 'Visions of Science', Jim Secord explores a selection of these titles and how they were received, disseminated, and admired.
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Author:
Secord, James A., author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Collation:
312 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780199675265 (hbk)0199675260
Dewey class:
820.9'36'09034820.936
Language:
English
Subject:
Scientific literature -- History -- 19th centuryEnglish prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticismLiterature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryBooks and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryScience in popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryLiteratureLiterature
BRN:
894875
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