'Speculum Britanniae' : 'Regional Study, Antiquarianism, and Science in Britain to 1700 / Stan A.E. Mendyk
by Mendyk, Stan A. E
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
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Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 384 pp. Contents; CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: 'Where the Choir Was ... ' -- CHAPTER TWO. 'A Hole Worlde of Thinges Very Memorable' -- CHAPTER THREE. Speculum Britanniae -- CHAPTER FOUR. Removing the 'Eclipse from the Sunne' -- CHAPTER FIVE. 'Rapidly Thinning Wisps and Patches' -- CHAPTER SIX. 'Men Wake As from Deep Sleep' -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Metamorphosis -- CHAPTER EIGHT. 'To Serve the Commonwealth of Learning' -- CHAPTER NINE. 'This Secret Call' -- CHAPTER TEN. Remedying 'Chief Defects' -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. 'Learning So Much Neglected' -- CHAPTER TWELVE. 'Industrious Searchers into the History of Nature' -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Conclusion: 'Rust of Old Monuments'. Subjects; Lhuyd, Edward 1660-1709. Antiquarians Great Britain. Science Great Britain History 17th century. Historiography. Intellectual life.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- 'Speculum Britanniae' : 'Regional Study, Antiquarianism, and Science in Britain to 1700 / Stan A.E. Mendyk
- Author
- Mendyk, Stan A. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802057446
- ISBN 13
- 9780802057440
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1989
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