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Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced.
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The Jewel House, Deborah Harkness
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- The Jewel House
- Subtitle
- Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Deborah Harkness
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN10
- 0300143168
- ISBN13
- 9780300143164
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Psychological Topics, Science, Europe, England, Culture and Society, Great Britain, History of Europe, Teachers, Social History, 16th century, Revolution, History of Science, Alchemy, Scientists, Inventors, History of Natural Sciences
- Description
- Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced.