Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Academic Books/
  2. Philosophy

Consolations in Travel

or, the Last Days of a Philosopher

  • Paperback
  • 298 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

£25.55

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Arguably the first celebrity scientist, and the epitome of the 'Romantic' natural philosopher, Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a brilliant lecturer whose popularising of science made him famous. He pioneered electrochemistry, befriended the Romantic poets, invented a safety lamp for miners and even wrote on angling (see On the Safety Lamp and Salmonia, also reissued in this series). Described as 'the last words of a dying Plato', Consolations in Travel was published posthumously in 1830. It is an intriguing mixture of poetry, autobiographical sketches, descriptions of dreams, philosophical musings on the afterlife and, in the view of one contemporary review, 'some [matter] which sober reason must dissent as extravagant, and almost bordering on the absurd'. Here, in his final months, Davy turns to the eternal, believing that through science all the questions of the universe could be answered. It remains a poignant and controversial postscript to an illustrious life.
Consolations in Travel and Sacred And The Profane
Sacred And The ProfaneConsolations in Travel
  • Author

    Humphry Davy

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge Library Collection

  • Published

    May 2013

  • Weight

    382g

  • Page Count

    298

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108064248

  • ISBN-10

    1108064248

  • Eden Code

    4590990

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account