In 1848, Hunt published the hugely ambitious work The Poetry of Science, which outlined most of the important discoveries that had been made in natural philosophy until that time, while also communicating the aesthetic aspects of science to the general reader. In it, Hunt was attempting to make it clear that science and objective discovery were subjects worthy of poetic language.
In 1848, Hunt published The Poetry of Science, a seminal work that compiled most of the key discoveries in natural philosophy up to that time, while also highlighting the artistic dimensions of science for a general readership. By doing so, Hunt sought to demonstrate that scientific inquiry and objective discovery were subjects worthy of poetic expression.