Science in the Romantic Era

by David M. Knight

Book Overview

First published in 1998. The Romantic Era was a time when society, religion and other beliefs, and science were all in flux. The idea that the universe was a great clock, and that men were little clocks, all built by a divine watchmaker, was giving way to a more dynamic and pantheistic way of thinking. A new language was invented for chemistry, replacing metaphor with algebra; and scientific illustration came to play the role of a visual language,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138644463
• ISBN13: 9781138644465
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"