Sonnet to science : scientists and their poetry / Sam Illingworth.
Sonnet to science : scientists and their poetry / Sam Illingworth.
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Manchester : MANCHESTER UNIV PRESS, 2019.
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G 2019/3514
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 212 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Manchester : MANCHESTER UNIV PRESS, 2019.
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
A sonnet to science presents an account of six ground-breaking scientists who also wrote poetry, and the effect that this had on their lives and research. How was the universal computer inspired by Lord Byron? Why was the link between malaria and mosquitos first captured in the form of a poem? Who did Humphry Davy consider to be an 'illiterate pira...
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Sonnet to science : scientists and their poetry / Sam Illingworth.
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ebook version : 9781526127990
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G 2019/3514
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74VKVedQZAMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVedQZAMM
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ISBN
9781526127983
1526127989
DDC
800
MMS ID
991024252317902626
