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The cover of Richard Holmes' latest book, "The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science." (Image courtesy of Harper Collins.)

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When science and literature inspired one another

Broadcast: Midmorning, 11/27/2009, 10:06 a.m.

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While Wordsworth and Byron were forging the age of Romantic literature, a burst of scientific discovery was happening that forever changed astronomy, chemistry, and physics. Author Richard Holmes reaches back to this period in history to understand the foundations of modern science.

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