Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age /
Secord, James A.,
Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age / James A. Secord. - xiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index.
Introduction -- Fantastic voyages : Humphry Davy's Consolations in travel -- The economy of intelligence : Charles Babbage's Reflections on the decline of science in England -- The conduct of everyday life : John Herschel's Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy -- Mathematics for the million? : Mary Somerville's On the connexion of the physical sciences -- A philosophy for a new science : Charles Lyell's Principles of geology -- The problem of mind : George Combe's Constitution of man -- The torch of science : Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus -- Epilogue.
022620328X 9780226203287
2014010721
Books and reading--History--Great Britain--19th century.
English prose literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Literature and science--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Science in popular culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Science--Historiography.--Great Britain
Science--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Scientific literature--History--19th century.
Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age / James A. Secord. - xiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index.
Introduction -- Fantastic voyages : Humphry Davy's Consolations in travel -- The economy of intelligence : Charles Babbage's Reflections on the decline of science in England -- The conduct of everyday life : John Herschel's Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy -- Mathematics for the million? : Mary Somerville's On the connexion of the physical sciences -- A philosophy for a new science : Charles Lyell's Principles of geology -- The problem of mind : George Combe's Constitution of man -- The torch of science : Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus -- Epilogue.
022620328X 9780226203287
2014010721
Books and reading--History--Great Britain--19th century.
English prose literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Literature and science--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Science in popular culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Science--Historiography.--Great Britain
Science--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Scientific literature--History--19th century.