Age Of Wonder
How The Romantic Generation Discovered The Beauty And Terror Of Science
- author
- Richard Holmes
- Narrator
- John Hobday
- Length
- 24 hours
- Publisher
- Calibre Audio
- Catalogue #
- 12467
- Categories
- History - GeneralScience - General
- Ratings
- 0 star rating
Richard Holmes explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of 18th century. He charts the many voyages of discovery - astronomical, chemical, poetical and philosophical - that made up this ‘age of wonder’, and the inspired individuals behind them.