Science in Wonderland

Science in Wonderland PDF Author: Melanie Keene
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199662657
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Book Description
Presents a new perspective on Victorian scientific discoveries and inventions; includes a range of Victorian scientific fairy-tales and stories; looks at why fairies and their tales were chosen as an appropriate new form for capturing and presenting scientific and technological knowledge to young audiences; examines a range of scientific subjects, from palaeontology to entomology to astronomy.--Provided by publisher.