THE story is worth telling, for whatever the ages may hold in store they can hardly deprive the nineteenth century of the distinction of having witnessed a progress in science without a parallel ...

The 19th century saw some of the great names of science: people like the chemist John Dalton, who developed the atomic theory of matter, Michael Faraday and James Maxwell who both put forward ...

How did 'everything is everywhere' arise out of nineteenth century microbiology, and from Beijerinck's experimental and theoretical work in particular? What is the relationship of this principle ...

The book's release came at a time when many people saw science and a belief in religion and the supernatural as being at odds with each another. Many felt they had to choose between the two.

The book's release came at a time when many people saw science and a belief in religion and the supernatural as being at odds with each another. Many felt they had to choose between the two.

“Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature ... Rougeux has transformed the static pages of a 19th-century book into an interactive resource. Users can browse across all four volumes ...