The age of wonder

By Holmes, Richard

Subjects: Science, great britain, Davy, humphry, sir, 1778-1829, Intellectual life, Great britain, intellectual life, Scientists, Science, Discoveries in science, Banks, joseph, 1743-1820, History, Great britain, history, 18th century, Herschel, william, sir, 1738-1822

Description: "The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revolution of Romantic Science."