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The earth on show [electronic resource] : fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856 / Ralph O'Connor.

By: O'Connor, Ralph.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007Description: xiii, 541 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.Subject(s): Geology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Geology -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Geology in literature | Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Literature and history -- Great Britain | Science -- Philosophy -- History -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 550.941/09034 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-489) and index.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.