For the Victorians, magazines and periodicals played a far greater role than books in shaping their understanding of the new discoveries and theories in science, technology and medicine. This book identifies and analyses the presentation of science in the periodical press in Britain between 1800 and 1900.
For the Victorians, magazines and periodicals played a far greater role than books in shaping their understanding of the new discoveries and theories in science, technology and medicine. This book identifies and analyses the presentation of science in the periodical press in Britain between 1800 and 1900.