Species, serpents, spirits, and skulls science at the margins in the Victorian age / Sherrie Lynne Lyons.
| Author/creator | Lyons, Sherrie Lynne, 1947- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : SUNY Press, |
| Description | xiv, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : an age of transition -- Swimming at the edges of scientific respectability : sea serpents, Charles Lyell, and the professionalization of geology -- Franz Gall, Johann Spurzheim, George Combe and phrenology : a science for everyone -- The crisis in faith : William Crookes and spiritualism -- Morals and materialism : Alfred Russel Wallace, spiritualism, and the problem of evolution -- Thatige skepsis : Thomas Huxley and evolutionary theory -- Negotiating the boundaries of science : an ongoing process. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008054150 |
| ISBN | 9781438427973 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |