THE AGE OF WONDER: HOW THE ROMANTIC GENERATION DISCOVERED THE BEAUTY AND TERROR OF SCIENCE
Published by Harper Press. Circa. 2008
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. Brilliantly conceived as a 'relay race of scientific stories', this is a celebration of innovators of science before Darwin and their great scientific discoveries: from telescopic sight to the miner's lamp, and from the first balloon flight to African exploration. Dark blue paper boads, silver title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations. xxi and 554 pages including index.
Base of spine lightly rubbed. Small knock to lower edge of front board. Corners bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
ISBN: 9780007149520
Stock no. 1831186
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HISTORY OF SCIENCE
