Victorian popularizers of science : designing nature for new audiences / / Bernard Lightman.
Saved in:
| : | |
|---|---|
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 545 p. :; ill. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- 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.