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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   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.4109 Ho Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.4109 Ho Checked In Add Copy to MyList Molokai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 509.4109 Ho Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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