Seeking Natural Knowledge in Later 17th Century England: Robert Plot, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Oxford Philosophical Society - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198950332ISBN-10:198950330UPC:9780198950332Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Scientific Instruments, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SC7R4PS9S9
Seeking Natural Knowledge in Later 17th Century England: Robert Plot, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Oxford Philosophical Society
Anthony Turner offers a view of the social and cultural context of the collecting of natural history in late 17th century England, constructed around the biography of Robert Plot. Seeking Natural Knowledge in Later 17th Century England seeks in particular to show the continuing intrinsic connection between chorography, antiquarianism, natural history and even, though to a lesser degree, applied...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198950332ISBN-10:198950330UPC:9780198950332Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Scientific Instruments, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SC7R4PS9S9
Anthony Turner Anthony Turner is an Oxford trained historian and independent scholar with an interest in the social history of ideas during the Ancien Régime and on the history of scientific instruments, clocks, watches, and sundials. Consultant to Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Artcurial for scientific instruments, he also acts as expert for horology and science sales in Paris. A major research project...
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