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Observing the Unseen: Curiosity and Common Knowledge in Early Modern China Schonebaum, Andrew (Assistant Professor, University of Maryland)
Observing the Unseen: Curiosity and Common Knowledge in Early Modern China
Schonebaum, Andrew (Assistant Professor, University of Maryland)
Whether through medical encyclopedias, daily-use almanacs, or novels and anecdotes, readers pursued knowledge of the natural world with curiosity shaped as much by wonder as by empiricism. Andrew Schonebaum reveals that for many readers, stories were an important source of reliable information about the world.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 28, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9780295754239 |
| Publishers | University of Washington Press |
| Pages | 258 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 151 × 19 mm · 378 g |