ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book traces in detail the global networks that helped to fashion science and literature in Britain in the nineteenth century. It explores on 'Science and Religion' acknowledges that science became an ideological weapon in the discussion of the role of religion in a number of sciences of the period, including, notably, geology, biology, physics and anthropology. The book explains that women participated in a diverse range of genres and in many different scientific disciplines. They practised, popularized and published science. It also explores on 'Poetry and Science', makes a special case for poetry as the form most often held opposite to science. The book demonstrates the sheer scale of technological advancement in the nineteenth century and its deep engagement with the century's literature.
