Periodicals played a vital role in the developments in science and medicine that transformed nineteenth-century Britain. Proliferating from a mere handful to ma

Magazines and periodicals played a far greater role than books in influencing the Victorians' understanding of the new discoveries and theories in science, tech

The nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic shift in the display and dissemination of natural knowledge across Britain and America, from private collections of

Periodicals played a vital role in the developments in science and medicine that transformed nineteenth-century Britain. Proliferating from a mere handful to ma

Written by literary scholars, historians of science, and cultural historians, the twenty-two original essays in this collection explore the intriguing and multi