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Author:

Secord, James A., author.

Title:

Visions of science : books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age / James A. Secord.

Publisher:

The University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Scientific literature--History--19th century.
Literature and science--Great Britain--History--19th century.
English prose literature--19th century--History and criticism.
Books and reading--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Science in popular culture--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Science--Great Britain--Historiography.
Science--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Science.
Science--Historiography.
Great Britain.
1800 - 1899
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

022620328X
9780226203287

OCLC:

(OCoLC)874729231

LCCN:

2014010721

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)