The Cambridge Companion to John Herschel |
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| Author:
| Case, Stephen
Verburgt, Lukas M. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Companions to History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-23770-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2024 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $90.00 |
Book Description:
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John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century.
John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century.