The age of wonder
Great britain, history, 18th century
Discoveries in science
Great britain, intellectual life
Scientists
Intellectual life
Science
History
"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."
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