THE story is worth telling, for whatever the ages may hold in store they can hardly deprive the nineteenth century of the distinction of having witnessed a progress in science without a parallel ...

The book's release came at a time when many people saw science and a belief in religion and the supernatural as being at odds with each another. Many felt they had to choose between the two.

The book's release came at a time when many people saw science and a belief in religion and the supernatural as being at odds with each another. Many felt they had to choose between the two.

Nevertheless, it is well to remember that some of the foundation stones of the science were laid in ... as chemical knowledge was when the nineteenth century opened, there were, however, certain ...

Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts. The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th ...