Eye of the Lynx Galileo, His Friends, and the Beginnings of Modern Natural History

Name: Eye of the Lynx Galileo, His Friends, and the Beginnings of Modern Natural History
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ISBN: 9780226261485

ISBN-10: 0226261484

ISBN-13: 9780226261485

Edition: 2003

Authors: David Freedberg

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The discovery of hundreds of botanical and zoological drawings at Windsor Castle started trail that led across Europe to a little-known scientific organization from 17th century Italy called the Academy of Linceans (or Lynxes). This volume documents the history of their work.

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List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 0.70" wide x 0.99" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English



Acknowledgments


A Note to Historians of Science Introduction


Saving Appearances



Background



The Paper Museum



Lynxes



Astronomy



The New Star



The Telescope: Imperfection in the Heavens



The Conflict of Truths



Natural History



The Chastity of Bees



The Microscope and the Vernacular



Plants and Reproduction



The Mexican Treasury: Taxonomy and Illustration



The Doctor's Dilemmas: Description, Dissection, and the Problem of Illustration



Fossils



Pictures and Order



The Failure of Pictures



The Order of Nature



The Fate of Pictures: Appearance, Truth, and Ambiguity


Notes


Abbreviations


Bibliography


Headings


Index