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Taylor & Francis Ltd Giordano Bruno and the Geometry of Language Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
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Taylor & Francis The Industrial Revolution in Iron
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Arms and the State Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power 18541914 Modern Economic and Social History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd John Herschels Cape Voyage Private Science Public
Book SynopsisIn 1833 John Herschel sailed from London to Cape Town, southern Africa, to undertake (at his own expense) an astronomical exploration of the southern heavens, as well as a terrestrial exploration of the area around Cape Town. After his return to England in 1838, and as a result of his voyage, he was highly esteemed and became Britain''s most recognized man of science. In 1847 his southern hemisphere astronomical observations were published as the Cape Results. The main argument of Ruskin''s book is that Herschel''s voyage and the publication of the Cape Results, in addition to their contemporary scientific importance, were also significant for nineteenth-century culture and politics. In this book it is demonstrated that the reason for Herschel''s widespread cultural renown was the popular notion that his voyage to the Cape was a project aligned with the imperial ambitions of the British government. By leaving England for one of its colonies, and pursuing there a significant scientTrade Review'... all astronomers with an interest in the historical background of their subject will learn much from this informative account of one of the greatest contributions to observational astronomy.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association '... contains a wealth of detailed information, in particular about the progress through the press of the volume of Cape observations, and this will be of much interest to students of John Herschel.' Journal for the History of Astronomy 'This closely focused and clearly presented book makes a significant contribution to the substantial literature on the life and scientific achievements of John Herschel.' Journal of Southern African Studies 'With clear writing informed by thorough archival investigation, Steven Ruskin supplies an intriguing analysis of John Herschel's 1833-38 trip to Cape Town and of the events leading to the publication of his Cape results.' Notes and Records 'I recommend that you add it to your library.' Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage '... likely to be of immense value not only to Herschel buffs and historians of astronomy, but also to historians of science in the Cape and other British colonies.' BJHSTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Herschel's Cape Voyage: Recasting Herschel's Cape voyage: filial duty vs. Humboldtian traveling; The politics of Herschel's Cape voyage; Appropriating astronomy: Herschel's Cape observations, real and imagined. Part II the Production of the Cape Results: The Cape Results: preparation and publication; The Cape Results: distribution and reception. Part 3 Conclusion: Herschel, icon; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Science Empire and the European Exploration of the Pacific The Pacific World Lands Peoples and History of the Pacific 15001900
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Taylor & Francis Studies of Skin Color in the Early Royal Society Boyle Cavendish Swift Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Practice of Reform in Health Medicine and Science 15002000 Essays for Charles Webster
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pursuing the Unity of Science Ideology and Scientific Practice from the Great War to the Cold War Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Experimental Philosophy and the Birth of Empirical Science
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Taylor & Francis John Nordens The Surveyors Dialogue 1618
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Taylor & Francis God the Multiverse and Everything Modern Cosmology and the Argument from Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Science Politics and Business in the Work of Sir John Lubbock A Man of Universal Mind Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis Letters of Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Kincardine 165773
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Taylor & Francis Robert Greenes Planetomachia 1585 Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
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Taylor & Francis Writing the History of the Mind Philosophy and Science in France 1900 to 1960s Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Natural Law and Laws of Nature in Early Modern Europe Jurisprudence Theology Moral and Natural Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Jane Austen Charles Darwin Naturalists and Novelists Nineteenth Century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Arabic into Latin in the Middle Ages
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Taylor & Francis Poetry and Ecology in the Age of Milton and Marvell
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Miltons Secrecy And Philosophical Hermeneutics Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Quest for the Invisible Microscopy in the Enlightenment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Popularizing Science and Technology in the European Periphery 18002000 Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis William Crookes 18321919 and the Commercialization of Science Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Language of Mineralogy John Walker Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School 17501800 Science Technology and Culture 17001945
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Taylor & Francis Of Books and Botany in Early Modern England SixteenthCentury Plants and Print Culture Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
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Taylor & Francis Masculinity in Four Victorian Epics
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Taylor & Francis Secrets and Knowledge in Medicine and Science
Book SynopsisSecrets played a central role in transformations in medical and scientific knowledge in early modern Europe. As a new fascination with novelty began to take hold from the late fifteenth century, Europeans thirsted for previously unknown details about the natural world: new plants, animals, and other objects from nature, new recipes for medical and alchemical procedures, new knowledge about the human body, and new facts about the way nature worked. These ''secrets'' became popular items of commerce and trade, as the quest for new and exclusive bits of information met the vibrant early modern marketplace. Whether disclosed widely in print or kept more circumspect in manuscripts, secrets helped drive an expanding interest in acquiring knowledge throughout early modern Europe. Bringing together international scholars, this volume provides a pan-European and interdisciplinary overview on the topic. Each essay offers significant new interpretations of the role played by secrets in theirTrade Review'The collection makes a welcome and differentiated contribution to this field of research. Complemented by future studies on related aspects - such as political secrecy - this work can help us attain a better understanding of what the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann once called the 'cosmological status' of secrecy in the early modern period.' Ambix 'Clearly, while the larger subject of secrets in early modern Europe is large and diffuse, the carefully limited study of one kind - the recipes of the period - and their proliferation and use, can open our eyes to many of the intertwined relationships among words, things, and values. The fascinating details of secrets are echoed, too, in the often surprising histories offered by the authors in this collection.' Renaissance Quarterly 'These essays all offer new insight into the transmission of natural knowledge in early modern Europe... this volume should serve as a stimulus to further work on the endlessly fascinating topic of secrets.' ISIS '... a strong and well-organised collection.' Social History of Medicine 'The individual essays that make up this volume are certainly well worth reading. Many are of a very high standard, and they make important contributions to debates that would be of interest to specialists of, say, alchemy, or domestic medicine, or to those with an interest in ideals of secrecy and openness in mid-seventeenth-century England, or indeed the role played by craft knowledge during the Scientific Revolution.' British Journal for the History of Science 'This collection of essays draws welcome attention to the role of secrets in early modern ’knowledge making’, and brings together diverse work from a research field that is just beginning to realise its potential... The editors also deserve commendation for highlighting the latest research trends in their introduction as they supplement the essays’ perspectives with their own knowledge of relevant primary sources.' Sixteenth Century StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: secrets and knowledge, Elaine Leong and Alisha Rankin; Part I Defining Secrets: How to read a book of secrets, William Eamon; What is a secret? Secrets and craft knowledge in early modern Europe, Pamela H. Smith. Part II Secrecy and Openness: The secrets of Sir Hugh Platt, Ayesha Mukherjee; Robert Boyle and secrecy, Michael Hunter; Openness vs. secrecy in the Hartlib circle: revisiting 'democratic Baconism' in Interregnum England, Michelle DiMeo. Part III Illicit Secrets: Anna Zieglerin's alchemical revelations, Tara Nummedal; Face waters, oils, love magic and poison: making and selling secrets in early modern Rome, Tessa Storey. Part IV Secrets and Health: Keeping beauty secrets in early modern Iberia, Montserrat CabrA(c); Secrets to healthy living: the revival of the preventive paradigm in late Renaissance Italy, Sandro Cavallo; Secrets of place: the medical casebooks of Vivant-Augustin Ganiare, Lisa Wynne Smith; Index.
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Taylor & Francis The Automaton in English Renaissance Literature Literary and Scientific Cultures of Early Modernity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Thomas Harriot and His World Mathematics Exploration and Natural Philosophy in Early Modern England
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Taylor & Francis Invisible Stars
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Taylor & Francis Invisible Stars
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Taylor & Francis The Many Faces Of Science
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Taylor & Francis Gardens and Human Agency in the Anthropocene
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Taylor & Francis Barcelona An Urban History of Science and Modernity 1888â1929
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Taylor & Francis Science and Narratives of Nature
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Taylor & Francis Philosophical Perspectives on the Engineering Approach in Biology Living Machines History and Philosophy of Biology
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Taylor & Francis Visible Numbers
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Taylor & Francis Domingo de Soto and the Early Galileo Essays on Intellectual History
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Taylor & Francis Technology of the Ancient Near East
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Taylor & Francis Technology of the Ancient Near East
Book SynopsisPeoples of the distant past lived comfortably in cities that boasted well-conceived urban planning, monumental architecture, running water, artistic expression, knowledge of mathematics and medicine, and more. Without the benefits of modern technology, they enjoyed all the accoutrements of modern civilization. Technology of the Ancient Near East brings together in a single volume what is known about the technology behind these acheivements, based on the archaeological, textual, historic, and scientific data drawn from a wide range of sources, focusing on subjects such as warfare, construction, metallurgy, ceramics and glass, water management, and time keeping. These technologies are discussed within the cultural, historic, and socio-economic contexts within which they were invented and the book emphasises these as the foundation upon which modern technology is based. In so doing, this study elucidates the ingenuity of ancient minds, offering an invaluable introduction Trade Review"In this conversationally engaging volume, Baker has deftly collected the many materials, machines, and technological applications that defined and enriched the lives of those dwelling in the Ancient Near East into the Roman Era. Based firmly on a wide array of literary, artistic, and archaeological sources, Technology of the Ancient Near East provides an essential piece of the puzzle of the society, culture, and history of the region, and it fills a longstanding gap on the bookshelves of all who are interested in the history of technology, ideas, and the human quest to manipulate the natural world."- Georgia Irby, The College of William and Mary, USA"In this conversationally engaging volume, Baker has deftly collected the many materials, machines, and technological applications that defined and enriched the lives of those dwelling in the Ancient Near East into the Roman Era. Based firmly on a wide array of literary, artistic, and archaeological sources, Technology of the Ancient Near East provides an essential piece of the puzzle of the society, culture, and history of the region, and it fills a longstanding gap on the bookshelves of all who are interested in the history of technology, ideas, and the human quest to manipulate the natural world." - Georgia Irby, The College of William and Mary, USA"Baker should be commended not only for bringing attention to technologies from the Near East, but also for highlighting different types of technologies that had an impact on daily life... this textbook is a valuable addition to the fields of ancient technology, Near Eastern studies and archaeology, and I intend to assigns sections of it in my own ancient technology courses." - The Classical Journal"An aspect of the book that will stimulate students is Baker’s consistent effort to highlight the relevance of studying ancient technologies. She does this by drawing parallels with modern techniques and tools and by tracing the long history of the use of certain materials. She also reflects on how the media and educational programming like the Discovery Channel episodes have framed the modern public’s ideas about ancient technologies. Overall, the book is a useful starting point for students interested in learning about the materials and technologies of the Bronze and Iron ages in the Near East." - Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures; Acknowledgements; Maps; Chronology of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan, and Greece; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Early Technologies; Chapter 3 Stone; Chapter 4 Wood; Chapter 5 Metals; Chapter 6 Bonding Agents: Glue, Plaster, Mortar, Cement, Bitumen; Chapter 7 Engineering, Machines, Power, and Energy; Chapter 8 Construction; Chapter 9 Warfare; Chapter 10 Textiles; Chapter 11 Ceramic and Glass Technology; Chapter 12 Water Management and Technology; Chapter 13 Medicine; Chapter 14 Daily Life; Chapter 15 Transportation; Chapter 16 Timekeeping; Chapter 17 Food as Technology; Chapter 18 Writing, Arts, Weights, Measures, and Currency; Chapter 19 Summary and Discussion ; Bibliography; Index
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Taylor & Francis Complexity and Creative Capacity Rethinking Knowledge Transfer Adaptive Management and Wicked Environmental Problems
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Taylor & Francis Reappraisals in Renaissance Thought
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Arabs and the Stars Texts and Traditions on the Fixed Stars and Their Influence in Medieval Europe 307 Variorum Collected Studies
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