Victorian popularizers of science : designing nature for new audiences / Bernard Lightman.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

xvi, 545 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Historians, popularizers, and the Victorian scene -- Anglican theologies of nature in a post-Darwinian era -- Redefining the maternal tradition -- The showmen of science : wood, pepper, and visual spectacle -- The evolution of the evolutionary epic -- The science periodical : Proctor and the conduct of "knowledge" -- Practitioners enter the field : Huxley and Ball as popularizers -- Science writing on New Grub Street -- Conclusion: Remapping the terrain.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-533) and index.