The Cylinder investigates the surprising proliferation of cylindrical objects in the nineteenth century, such as steam engines, phonographs, panoramas, rotary printing presses, silos, safety locks, an
Describes the origins of epigenesis, the theory that organisms generate themselves under the guidance of a formative drive, looking at how it came to replace the reigning model of preformation. Discus
Do literary texts provide distinctive access to the history of science? Is the study of literature based on scientific procedures? Is there a connection between scientific processes and literary forms
