Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age
Secord, James A.2014
Books, Manuscripts
Whilst political and social events shook continental Europe, scientific developments were changing the way we understood the world. At the height of this change a series of remarkable books about science were published. In 'Visions of Science', Jim Secord explores a selection of these titles and how they were received, disseminated, and admired.
Main title:
Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age / James A. Secord.
Author:
Secord, James A., author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Collation:
xiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199675265 (hbk)
Dewey class:
509.4109034R509.41SEC509.41SEC
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1487009