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A renowned chemist, photographer and scholar, Robert Hunt was a
passionate advocate of popular education and the ideal choice to
author an accessible and informative handbook to the greatest
educational event of the nineteenth century. Published in 1851,
while the Great Exhibition was still welcoming visitors in Hyde
Park, Hunt's Hand-Book is an encyclopaedia of Victorian material
science, chemistry, engineering and design. While an array of
catalogues, pamphlets and guides told the story of the exhibition's
conception and construction, Hunt reserved his pages for a detailed
and comprehensive account of the exhibits themselves. Consequently,
this two-volume work quickly established itself as the
authoritative guide to the exhibits, their manner of manufacture
and practical application in the modern world. Aided by a series of
meticulous plans, Volume 1 leads readers through the celebrated
Medieval Court and spectacular and varied displays of agricultural
produce, weaponry, and porcelain.
A renowned chemist, photographer and scholar, Robert Hunt was a
passionate advocate of popular education and the ideal choice to
write an accessible but informative handbook to the Great
Exhibition of 1851. Published while the event was still welcoming
visitors in Hyde Park, Hunt's Hand-Book is an encyclopaedia of
Victorian material science, chemistry, engineering and design.
Aided by small sectional plans of the building and tables of
classification, in Volume 2 readers continue their vicarious
journey through the Crystal Palace, while receiving clear and lucid
lessons on the physics, mechanics and chemistry that enable such
innovations as the hydro-pneumatic elevator and the railway system.
Including exhibits as varied as enamelled glassware, woven flax,
upholstery, diamonds and cement, Hunt's work constitutes one of the
most valuable sources available on an age defined by innovation,
industry and empire.
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