Science and the secrets of nature

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By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously.



By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, Giambattista Della Porta's Natural Magic (1559) conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Yet, according to William Eamon, it is in the "how-to" books written by medieval alchemists, magicians, and artisans that modern science has its roots. These compilations of recipes on everything from parlor tricks through medical remedies to wool-dyeing fascinated medieval intellectuals because they promised access to esoteric "secrets of nature." In closely examining this rich but little-known source of literature, Eamon reveals that printing technology and popular culture had as great, if not stronger, an impact on early modern science as did the traditional academic disciplines.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 02 juni 1996

Aantal pagina's: 512

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: William Eamon

Hoofduitgeverij: Princeton University Press

Editie: New edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 159 mm

Product hoogte: 32 mm

Product lengte: 235 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 152 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm

Verpakking lengte: 235 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 680 g

EAN: 9780691026022

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