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political changes shift into the nineteenth century, called the age of steam and electricity. It is also said, that this was a period of industrial revolution, in which large-scale production was a

Sciences and Literature), he wrote about the achievements of the age he lived in: ‘Our 18th century has nothing to be ashamed of when it will pass its inventory of the acquired knowledge and designed

to observe caterpillar cocoons and make drawings of those at the age of 13. Nineteen years later, she published her first book in which she layed out the principle of metamorphosis and illustrated it

. Nevertheless, Maria is the best student in the class and at the age of 15, she finishes the secondary school, being awarded with the golden medal. And what is she going to do later? The majority of the girls of her age would think about marriage, but she is dreaming about further education – she would like to become a scientist… But is it possible

like many children of his era, John had to work from the very early age. However, he finally had made it: Since a couple of years, or, to be more precise, since the year 1793, he finally had a position as [...] liked it to lecture, actually he had already begun to teach at the age of twelve in a local school. But he also loved science, and his new position offered him the opportunity to combine both his passions

with his proud mother, Maria, he no-ticed a discrepancy: it read, "Age: 16 years old." His mother nodded, knowingly: "Yes, the regulations do not allow anyone to graduate before age 16, so, rather than

to observe caterpillar cocoons and make drawings of those at the age of 13. Nineteen years later, she published her first book in which she layed out the principle of metamorphosis and illustrated it

as his family called him, received his first science book at the age of ten, he was hooked; nevertheless, he still had to keep working at the farm chores. He was very studious and managed to obtain

Reviews 67 , Ausgabe 6 ( 2009 ), S. 315–332. Bown, Stephen R. : The Age of Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Helped Britain Win the Battle of Trafalgar, Chichester, Reprint. 2005. Carpenter

to observe caterpillar cocoons and make drawings of those at the age of 13. Nineteen years later, she published her first book in which she layed out the principle of metamorphosis and illustrated it