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The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science – $285
by rgonzalezr
The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing 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 Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discovery—astronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophical—swiftly follow in Richard […]
Categories: Ciencia, Historia • Tags: ciencia, Descubrimientos, Historia, NY Times Best book of the year, Richard Holmes, Romanticismo, Scientific revolution, Siglo XVIII, Vintage