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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Holmes, Richard, 1945-     Subjects     Herschel, William, 1738-1822.     Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.     Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829.     Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.     Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Holmes, Richard, 1945-       by title:      The age of wonder : ...         MARC Display

The age of wonder : how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science / Richard Holmes. by Holmes, Richard, 1945- New York : Vintage Books, 2010. Subjects Herschel, William, 1738-1822.   Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.   Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829.   Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.   Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. ISBN:  9781400031870 (pbk.) 1400031877 (pbk.) Description:  xxi, 552 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Edition:  1st Vintage Books ed. Contents:  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. Requests:  0 Summary:  "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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.4109 Ho Checked out 10/15/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.4109 Ho Checked out 10/16/2024 Add Copy to MyList Molokai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.4109 Ho Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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