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Science and the Secrets of Nature: Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern Culture William Eamon
Science and the Secrets of Nature: Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
William Eamon
By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously.
510 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 2, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691026022 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 512 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 156 × 31 mm · 762 g |
| Language | English |