John Dee : interdisciplinary studies in English Renaissance thought /
"The career of John Dee has played a significant role in recent historiographical debates about the relationship between magic and science in the early modern period. This collection of interdisciplinary essays, which addresses a wide range of Dee's diverse intellectual activities (includi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, The Netherlands :
Springer,
[2006]
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| Series: | Archives internationales d'histoire des idées ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The career of John Dee has played a significant role in recent historiographical debates about the relationship between magic and science in the early modern period. This collection of interdisciplinary essays, which addresses a wide range of Dee's diverse intellectual activities (including mathematics, astronomy, navigation, astrology, alchemy, cabala and "angel magic"), seeks to enlarge the scope of this debate, as well as presenting new archival and bibliographical discoveries relating to Dee and his collaborators and colleagues"--Dust jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. Sixteen contributions, based on presentations made at an interdisciplinary colloquium held at Birkbeck College, University of London, Apr. 1995. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 366 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1402042469 9781402042461 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/1-4020-4246-9 |