earth on show
Subtitle: fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856
By: Ralph O'Connor.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 541
ISBN-13: 9780226616681
Subjects: Geology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Geology -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Geology in literature; Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Literature and history -- Great Britain; Science -- Philosophy -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-489) and index.