Victorian popularizers of science : designing nature for new audiences / Bernard Lightman.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, 2007.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 545 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene 2. Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era 3. Redefining the maternal tradition 4. The showmen of science: Wood, Pepper, and visual spectacle 5. The evolution of the evolutionary epic 6. The science periodical: proctor and the conduct of Knowledge 7. Practitioners enter the field: Huxley and Ball as popularizers 8. Science writing on New Grub Street. Conclusion: Remapping the terrain. Bibliography. Index