01994cam a2200409 a 4500 114282 20230410132720.0 100603t20102008nyuabf b 001 0 eng 16264447 2010293678 9781400031870 (pbk.) 1400031877 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn437298763 BTCTA BTCTA RNL LEO EPL YDXCP IXA CDX DLC lccopycat Q 127 H749a 2010 509.4109033 Holmes, Richard, 1945- The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science / Richard Holmes. 1st Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 2010, c2008. xxi, 552 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-525) and index. 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. "The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Three lives dominate the book: William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and Humphry Davy. Science Great Britain History 18th century. Discoveries in science Great Britain History 18th century. Herschel, William, 1738-1822. Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848. Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829. Desarrollo científico y tecnológico Gran Bretaña. Investigación científica. Astronomía Investigaciones. Química Investigaciones. Física Investigaciones . lcc bk 86409 86409 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 Q 127 H749a 2010 00000107632 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk