THE AGE OF WONDER How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science By Richard Holmes, Harper Press, 554pp Reviewed: 20 September 2008 As a lonely teenager, Richard Holmes trekked through the Cévennes mountains of southern France. His…
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