The Age of Wonder
Great britain, history, 18th century
History, 18th Century
Discoveries in science
Great britain, intellectual life
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Science
Nonfiction
History
A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through B…
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