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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2021. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 278 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. It is thought that Swift was opposed to the new science that heralded the beginning of the modern age, but this book interrogates that assumption, tracing the theological, political, and socio-cultural resonances of scientific knowledge in the early eighteenth century, and considering what they can reveal about Swift's imagination. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. . . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Brings historical and cultural perspectives to 21st century debates on energy and sustainability.

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for the 2022 ESSE Book Awards How has humanity sought to harness the power of the Sun, and what roles have literature, art and other cultural forms played in imagining, mythologizing and reflecting the possibilities of solar energy What stories have been told about solar technologies, and how have these narratives shaped developments in science and culture What can solar power's history tell us about its future, within a world adapting to climate crisis Identifying the history of capturing solar radiance as a focal point between science and the imagination, Imagining Solar Energy argues that the literary, artistic and mythical resonances of solar power - from the Renaissance to the present day - have not only been inspired by, but have also cultivated and sustained its scientific and technological development. Ranging from Archimedes to Isaac Asimov, John Dee to Humphry Davy, Aphra Behn to J. G. Ballard, the book argues that solar energy translates into many different kinds of power (physical, political, intellectual and cultural), and establishes for the first time the importance of solar energy to many literary and scientific endeavours.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 278 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.