Science and the Secrets of Nature Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern Culture |
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Author:
| Eamon, William |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-02602-2 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1996 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.