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2010., Vintage Books Call No: 509.41 H749a Edition: First Vintage Books edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This volume examines and recounts the history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. Notable among them are Joseph Banks, a botanist whose experiences in Tahiti were life-changing; William Herschel, the eccentric astronomer who (aided invaluably by his devoted sister, Caroline) discovered the planet Uranus; and Humphrey Davy, an intrepid chemist who conducted gas inhalation experiments on himself. These and others are depicted against the cultural tapestry of an age of idealism, which was both fueled and threatened by the advances of science.
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c2011., Adult, Kensington Books Edition: ebook edition. Summary Note: The death of Sir Edward Crick has unleashed a torrent of gossip through the seedy taverns and elegant ballrooms of Oxfordshire. Few mourn the dissolute young man- except his sister, the beautiful Lady Lydia Farrell. When her husband comes under suspicion of murder, she seeks expert help from Dr. Thomas Silkstone, a young anatomist from Philadelphia. Thomas arrived in England to study under its foremost surgeon, where his unconventional methods only add to his outsider status. Against his better judgment he agrees to examine Sir Edward's corpse. But it is not only the dead, but also the living, to whom he must apply the keen blade of his intellect. And the deeper the doctor's investigations go, the greater the risk that he will be consigned to the ranks of the corpses he studies.
![The anatomist's apprentice [eBook]](/Library/images/~imageCT77229.JPG "The anatomist's apprentice [eBook]")
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By Follett, Ken2023., Adult, Viking Call No: NEW Fic Fol Edition: First United States edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Kingsbridge novels Volume: [5]Summary Note: The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters' lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.
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By Pope, Dudley1963., Weidenfeld and Nicholson Call No: 347.7 P825b Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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-- Fighting ships :2002, c1996., Constable & Robinson Call No: 940.2 D255f Edition: 1st Stackpole Books ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: From 1793 to 1815 were the years of the Napoleonic wars. This is the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the ship of the line, the beautiful but deadly battleships that waged the war at sea. There are accounts of the ships, their construction and armaments, the daily life of the men, and details of the battles that include the Glorious First of June, Camperdown, the Battle of the Nile, and Trafalgar.
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c2005., Houghton Mifflin Call No: BLK 326.8 H685b Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryPublisher description
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2008., Random House Call No: Bio D511f Edition: Random House Trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana's public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug-taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day. With penetrating insight, Amanda Foreman reveals a fascinating woman whose struggle against her own weaknesses, whose great beauty and flamboyance, and whose determination to play a part in the affairs of the world make her a vibrant, astonishingly contemporary figure.--From publisher description.
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1997., Thorndike Press ; Chivers Press Call No: LP Fic O'Bri Edition: A large print ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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1998., Barnes & Noble Books Call No: 359.1 P826h Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Illustrated history of Nelson's navy using the character of Horatio Hornblower as a guide. Published to coincide with the release of the major UK TV series, Hornblower.
