THE AGE OF WONDER

By Richard Holmes

Synopsis

Richard Holmes explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of 18th century. He charts the many voyages of discovery - astronomical, chemical, poetical and philosophical - that made up this ‘age of wonder’, and the inspired individuals behind them.

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Narrator John Hobday
Length 24hrs
Catalogue No. 12467
Publisher HarperPress; 2009
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