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100 1 _aHolmes, Richard,
_d1945-
245 1 4 _aThe age of wonder :
_bhow the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science /
_cRichard Holmes.
250 _a1st U.S. ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bPantheon Books,
_cc2008.
300 _axxi, 552 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.) ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aJoseph 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.
650 0 _aScience
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y18th century.
650 0 _aDiscoveries in science
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y18th century.
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