First published in 1998. The Romantic Era was a time when society religion and other beliefs and science were all in flux. The idea that the universe was a great clock and that men were little clocks all built by a divine watchmaker was giving way to a more dynamic and pantheistic way of thinking. A new language was invented for chemistry replacing metaphor with algebra; and scientific illustration came to play the role of a visual language deeply involved with theory. A scientific community came gradually into being as the 19th century wore on. The papers which compose this book have appeared in a wide range of books and journals; together with the new introduction they illuminate science and its context in the Romantic Era and follow its effects in the 19th century. . Language: English