Latin scientific literature, 1450-1850 /
During the early modern period, the emergence of modern science took place mainly in Latin, the international language of educated discourse. However, the Latin literature in which most new insights were presented at that time has never been studied as a whole and in its own right. This book provide...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | Oxford-Warburg studies.
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| Summary: | During the early modern period, the emergence of modern science took place mainly in Latin, the international language of educated discourse. However, the Latin literature in which most new insights were presented at that time has never been studied as a whole and in its own right. This book provides the first overview of this vast body of texts. |
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| Physical Description: | , 524 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [437]-505) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0198866054 9780198866053 |