New York: Vintage Books, Date: 2008. reprint. Softcover. Good/None. New York, Vintage Books, reprint, 2008, Book: Good, Dust jacket: None, Illustrated frontispiece. Curling to front cover. Some stains to edges, otherwise clean, tight copy. . 552 pages. Record # 467747 Record # 467747 2008. Vintage Books ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

pb. Good+. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

ISBN10: 1400031877, ISBN13: 9781400031870, [publisher: RANDOM HOUSE] Softcover
[Guadarrama, MADRI, Spain] [Publication Year: 2010]

ISBN10: 1400031877, ISBN13: 9781400031870, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discoveryastronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophicalswiftly follow in Richard Holmes's thrilling evocation of the second scientific revolution. Through the lives of William Herschel and his sister Caroline, who forever changed the public conception of the solar system; of Humphry Davy, whose near-suicidal gas experiments revolutionized chemistry; and of the great Romantic writers, from Mary Shelley to Coleridge and Keats, who were inspired by the scientific breakthroughs of their day, Holmes brings to life the era in which we first realized both the awe-inspiring and the frightening possibilities of sciencean era whose consequences are with us still. Brilliantly conceived as a relay of scientific stories, "The Age of Wonder" investigates the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science," of an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Shipping may be from ...
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ISBN10: 1400031877, ISBN13: 9781400031870, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discoveryastronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophicalswiftly follow in Richard Holmes's thrilling evocation of the second scientific revolution. Through the lives of William Herschel and his sister Caroline, who forever changed the public conception of the solar system; of Humphry Davy, whose near-suicidal gas experiments revolutionized chemistry; and of the great Romantic writers, from Mary Shelley to Coleridge and Keats, who were inspired by the scientific breakthroughs of their day, Holmes brings to life the era in which we first realized both the awe-inspiring and the frightening possibilities of sciencean era whose consequences are with us still. Brilliantly conceived as a relay of scientific stories, "The Age of Wonder" investigates the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science," of an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Shipping may be from our UK ...
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Vintage Books, New York, NY, Date: 2008. As stated, 1st Vintage Books edition dated Mar., 2010. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Text is clean, pages are white; binding is tight. No edge or cover wear to the copy - book in near pristine condition. Richly illustrated. 552 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Science & Technology. ISBN: 1400031877. ISBN/EAN: 9781400031870. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560719577. . 9781400031870 2008. Vintage Books ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Date: 2010. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2010. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

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Vintage, Date: 2009. Paperback. Very Good. 2009. Vintage ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

ISBN10: 1400031877, ISBN13: 9781400031870, [publisher: Penguin Random House] Softcover Unread copy in mint condition
[Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]

New York, NY Vintage 2010 Trade paperback Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 576 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Audience: General/trade. cover and pages in good condition.

New York, New York: Vintage / Penquin Random House Inc, Date: 2010. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. 2010. Vintage / Penquin Random House Inc ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [US]

Vintage Books, Date: 2010. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 552 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. 2010. Vintage Books ISBN 1400031877 9781400031870 [GB]

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New York, NY Vintage 2010 Trade paperback Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 576 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Audience: General/trade. Lower corner slightly bent

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Vintage Books 2010 Softcover New 1st edition. 552 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches.

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