Lightman, Bernard V., 1950-
Victorian popularizers of science designing nature for new audiences / [electronic resource] : Bernard Lightman. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2007. - xvi, 545 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-533) and index.
Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene -- Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era -- Redefining the maternal tradition -- The showmen of science : wood, pepper, and visual spectacle -- The evolution of the evolutionary epic -- The science periodical : Proctor and the conduct of "knowledge" -- Practitioners enter the field : Huxley and Ball as popularizers -- Science writing on New Grub Street -- Conclusion: Remapping the terrain.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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GBA770476 bnb
Uk
Science--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Technical writing--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
Electronic books.
Q127.G4 / L54 2007eb
509.41/09034
Victorian popularizers of science designing nature for new audiences / [electronic resource] : Bernard Lightman. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2007. - xvi, 545 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-533) and index.
Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene -- Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era -- Redefining the maternal tradition -- The showmen of science : wood, pepper, and visual spectacle -- The evolution of the evolutionary epic -- The science periodical : Proctor and the conduct of "knowledge" -- Practitioners enter the field : Huxley and Ball as popularizers -- Science writing on New Grub Street -- Conclusion: Remapping the terrain.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA770476 bnb
Uk
Science--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Technical writing--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
Electronic books.
Q127.G4 / L54 2007eb
509.41/09034