The Age of Wonder
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The Age of Wonder
Richard Holmes
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2019–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
This is a book that describes how in the 1700s and early 1800s the cultures of science and literature were much more merged than they are today -- you had poets like Wordsworth writing poems about Newton and actually reading the Principia themselves, and you had scientists like Humphrey Davy writing poems.
Where it comes up
- The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years 2019 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? 2024 · 1 recommendation