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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science (Record no. 7743)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780007441358
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 509.41
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Holmes, Richard
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245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. HarperCollins Publishers;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 27 Oct 2011
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 380 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Richard Holmes, prize-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley, explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of 18th century in this ground-breaking new biography . 'The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes's first major work of biography in over a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the eighteenth century, which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revolution of Romantic Science'. The book opens with Joseph Banks stepping onto a Tahitian beach in 1796, hoping to discover Paradise. The young botanist had set sail in search of new worlds - inspired by the Romantic revolution of science that was sweeping through Britain. Banks goes on to introduce us to William Herschel, whose groundbreaking dedication to the stars forever changed the public conception of the solar system, and Humphry Davy, whose creation of the Safety Lamp went on to save thousands of lives. These are just a few of the lives covered in this remarkable work in which Holmes charts the many voyages of discovery - astronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophical - that made up this 'age of wonder'. From telescopic sight to miner's lamp, and from the first balloon flight to African exploration, it tells the stories of great innovations, and the inspired individuals behind them.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element United Kingdom, Great Britain
9 (RLIN) 382461
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element History of science
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Popular science
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Withdrawn   Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Karachi Karachi Science 21/08/2016 1 509.41 PKLC024873 25/09/2016 21/08/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 SOLD - BOOK BAZAAR 25/09/2016
Withdrawn   Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore In Store 21/05/2016   509.41 PKLC011539 21/05/2016 21/05/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 For Sale