Reading the book of nature : the other side of the Scientific Revolution /
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Imprint: | [Kirksville, Mo.] : Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, c1998. |
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Description: | xvi, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Sixteenth century essays & studies v. 41 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3039626 |
Summary: | Fifteen essays in the history of science teach us that we must judge the work of earlier authors in its entirety and relate these views to the medical, religious, and even the political maelstrom of the period. |
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Item Description: | "The present volume is composed of papers read at a series of sessions centered on the history of renaissance and early modern science and medicine held in St. Louis at the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference 24-27 Ocotober 1996"--Pref. |
Physical Description: | xvi, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0940474476 0940474484 |