Starry sky within, the: astronomy and the reach of the mind in victorian literature
Auteur :
Henchman, Anna
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199686964
Date de publication :
16 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
24,3 x 16,4 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
696 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Starry Sky Within is an innovative study of previously unexplored connections between nineteenth-century astronomy and British literature. Nineteenth-century astronomers revealed a staggeringly mobile world extending far beyond the scope of human vision and Henchman examines how this discovery inspired the novelists of the day.