Science in wonderland: the scientific fairy tales of Victorian Britain [First edition] 9780199662654, 9780191639647, 0199662657

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Science in wonderland: the scientific fairy tales of Victorian Britain [First edition]
 9780199662654, 9780191639647, 0199662657

Table of contents :
Introduction: Nothing But Facts?
1. Once Upon a Time
2. Real Fairy Folk
3. Domestic Fairylands
4. Wonderlands of Evolution
5. Through Magic Glasses
6. Technological Marvels
Conclusion: Stranger Than Fiction
Notes
References
Index

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