Species, serpents, spirits and skulls : science at the margins in the Victorian age / Sherrie Lynne Lyons.
Pubblicazione:
Albany : SUNY press, c2009.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 245 p. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction: an age of transition 2. Swimming at the edges of scientific responsability: sea serpents, Charles Lyell and the professionalization of geology 3. Franz Gall, Johann Spurzheim, George Combe and phrenology: a science for everyone 4. The crisis in faith: William Crookes and spiritualism 5. Morals and materialism: Alfred Russel Wallace, spiritualism and the problem of evolution 6. Thatige skepsis: Thomas Huxley and evolutionary theory 7. Negotiating the boundaries of science: an ongoing process. Notes. Bibliography. Index
