Reading the book of nature in the Dutch golden age, 1575-1715 /

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Traditionally, Dutch scientific culture of the Golden Age is regarded as rational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. The role of Christiaan Huygens, Johannes Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in the so called Scientific Revolution was recognised long ago, as was the fact that the revolutionary philoso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jorink, Eric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Dutch
Publicado: Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 191.
Temas:
1600-1699
Natural history > Netherlands > History.
Natural history > History > 17th century.
Science > Netherlands > History > 17th century.
Philosophy of nature > Netherlands > History > 17th century.
Religion and science > Netherlands > History > 17th century.
Religion and science.
Science > history
Natural History > history
Religion and Science
Sciences naturelles > Pays-Bas > Histoire.
Sciences naturelles > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sciences > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Philosophie de la nature > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Religion et sciences > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Religion et sciences.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
Natural history
Philosophy of nature
Religion and science
Science
Naturgeschichte.
Naturphilosophie.
Netherlands
Niederlande.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The interpretation of the book of nature down to around 1600
  • Comets : the debate on the 'wonders of the heavens'
  • Insects : 'the wonders of God in the humblest creatures'
  • Collections of curiosities : "a book in which God has gloriously described himself'
  • Books of wonders : from rarity to regularity
  • The book of nature : from axiom to metaphor.

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