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"The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revolution of Romantic Science."
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- Author
- Holmes, Richard
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 554
- Publisher
- HarperPress
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780007149520
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