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Brian Vickers - Occult Scientific Mentalities - 9780521258791 - KSG0032860
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Occult Scientific Mentalities

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Description for Occult Scientific Mentalities hardcover. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 75. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
The essays in this volume present a collective study of one of the major problems in the recent history of science: To what extent did the occult 'sciences' (alchemy, astrology, numerology, and natural magic) contribute to the scientific revolution of the late Renaissance? These studies of major scientists (Kepler, Bacon, Mersenne, and Newton) and of occultists (Dee, Fludd, and Cardano), complemented by analyses of contemporary official and unofficial studies at Cambridge and Oxford and discussions of the language of science, combine to suggest that hitherto the relationship has been too crudely stated as a movement 'from magic to science'. In ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521258791
SKU
KSG0032860
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Reviews for Occult Scientific Mentalities
'The essays are stimulating and provocative … [an] excellent book.' Brian Easlea, The American Historical Review 'The collection provides a valuable introduction to the state of the problem as well as to the work which remains to be done.' Katharine Park, Journal for the History of Astronomy 'A collection of papers which are often intelligent, well-written and admirably clear, and ... Read more

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