The Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium
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The curious world beneath the ocean's surface has captivated man for centuriesthe Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and primeval Chinese all kept fish in their homes for purposes other than the culinary. But it was not until the nineteenth-century origination of the aquarium that the deep was trulydomesticated, offering the curiously inclined a imperil to invent their very own exotic sea world within their own walls.In this fascinating life of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner traces the development of this most wonderful story, giving insight into the cultural and social circumstances that accompanied its expeditious rise in popularity. Brunner tells a compelling story of fixed idea, beauty, discovery, and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a device for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of thalassic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century.



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