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Skepticism's pictures : figuring Descartes's natural philosophy /

Explores the visual idioms that made, sustained, revised and resisted Cartesian philosophy. Locates Descartes's physics and its reception in a panoramic visual culture, where knowledge of the invisible depended on what could be seen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lo, Melissa, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023].
Subjects:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Illustrations.
Scientific illustration > History > 17th century.
Illustration of books > 17th century.
Wood-engraving > 17th century.

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