The Poetry of Victorian Scientists: Style, Science and Nonsense

by Daniel Brown

Book Overview

A surprising number of Victorian scientists wrote poetry. Many came to science as children through such games as the spinning-top, soap-bubbles and mathematical puzzles, and this playfulness carried through to both their professional work and writing of lyrical and satirical verse. This is the first study of an oddly neglected body of work that offers a unique record of the nature and cultures of Victorian science. Such figures as the physicist James...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107527449
• ISBN13: 9781107527447
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"