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Taking Newton on tour : the Grand Tour travel diary of Martin Folkes (1690-1754) /

"This volume provides a critical edition of an exceptional example of the 'Scientific Grand Tour' taken by Martin Folkes. Martin Folkes (1690-1754) was Newton's proťǧ, antiquary, mathematician, and the only simultaneous president of the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquarie...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754, Roos, Anna Marie Eleanor (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Rochester, NY ; published by the Boydell Press for the Hakluyt Society : Boydell & Brewer Inc., 2025.
Series:	Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd ser., no. 45.
Subjects:	Folkes, Martin, > 1690-1754 > Travel > Europe. Folkes, Martin, > 1690-1754 > Diaries. Scientists > Great Britain > 18th century > Diaries. Grand tours (Education) > 18th century. Tours d'Europe (Éducation) > 18e siècle. diaries. Diaries Diaries. Journaux intimes.

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