The Jewel house : Elizabethan London and the scientific revolution / Deborah E. Harkness.
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TextPublication details: New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.Description: xviii, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780300143164 (pbk.) :
- Natural history -- Great Britain
- Science -- Great Britain -- History
- Science -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century
- Natural history -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century
- Science, Renaissance
- Popular Science and Mathematics
- History of science
- London, Greater London
- 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599
- European history
- Social & cultural history
- London (England) -- Social conditions -- 16th century
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 16th century
- London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 16th century
- 509.421/09031 23
- Q127.G4 H37 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-329) and index.
Harkness examines six episodes of scientific enquiry and dispute in 16th century London, bringing to life individuals involved and the challenges they faced.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.