Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750

Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
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Download or read book Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150–1750 written by Lorraine Daston and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-10 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors explore the ways in which European naturalists, from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, used oddities and marvels to envision and explain the world.


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