Possessing Nature

Possessing Nature
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : 0520205081
ISBN-13 : 9780520205086
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Book Synopsis Possessing Nature by : Paula Findlen

Download or read book Possessing Nature written by Paula Findlen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As a study of late Renaissance naturalists, the science they practised, and the fit between that science and late Renaissance court life, the book has no rival."—Anthony Grafton, Princeton University


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