![]() ![]() Banks goes on to introduce us to William Herschel, whose groundbreaking dedication to the stars forever changed the public conception of the solar system, and Humphry Davy, whose creation of the Safety Lamp went on to save thousands of lives. The young botanist had set sail in search of new worlds - inspired by the Romantic revolution of science that was sweeping through Britain. ![]() The book opens with Joseph Banks stepping onto a Tahitian beach in 1796, hoping to discover Paradise. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the eighteenth century, which Holmes now radically redefines as 'the revolution of Romantic Science'. 'The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes's first major work of biography in over a decade. Richard Holmes, prize-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley, explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of 18th century in this ground-breaking new biography. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. ![]()
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