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Victorian popularizers of science

by Lightman, Bernard V.,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Chicago Press, (Chicago :) Physical details: xvi, 545 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Technical writing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century. | Electronic books.
Year: 2007
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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.

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