Solomon's child: method in the early Royal Society of London

Machine generated contents note: Varieties of Things: Objects of Knowledge and Baconian -- Method in the Early Royal Society of London -- Text, Skill, and Experience in John Evelyn's Sylva -- Similitudes and Congruities: The Mechanical Philosophy, -- Practical Mechanics, and Baconian Analogy in...

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Main Author: Lynch, William 1965- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Stanford, Calif. Stanford Univ. Press c 2001
In:Year: 2001
Reviews:[Rezension von: Lynch, William T., Solomon's Child: Method in the Early Royal Society of London] (2003) (Burns, William E.)
Edition:Orig. print.
Series/Journal:Writing science
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 / Royal Society (London) / Natural sciences / History 1600-1700
Further subjects:B Science Methodology History 17th century
B Bacon, Francis
B Royal Society Great Britain
B Bacon, Francis (1561-1626)
B Royal Society (Great Britain)
B Science (Great Britain) History 17th century
B Great Britain Intellectual life 17th century
B Science Great Britain Methodology History 17th century
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Summary:Machine generated contents note: Varieties of Things: Objects of Knowledge and Baconian -- Method in the Early Royal Society of London -- Text, Skill, and Experience in John Evelyn's Sylva -- Similitudes and Congruities: The Mechanical Philosophy, -- Practical Mechanics, and Baconian Analogy in Hooke's -- Micrographia -- 4 A Language of Things: John Wilkins' Philosophical -- Language and Operative Forms -- 5 Disarming Words for a Land of Experimental Knowledge: -- Sprat's History of the Royal Society -- 6 Preserving the Subject in Peace and Plenty: John Graunt's -- Natural and Political Observations upon the Bills of -- Mortality -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [251] - 286) and index
ISBN:0804732914