The Quarrel over Swammerdam's Posthumous Works

The Quarrel over Swammerdam's Posthumous Works
Title The Quarrel over Swammerdam's Posthumous Works PDF eBook
Author Andrea Strazzoni
Publisher BRILL
Pages 326
Release 2023-08-28
Genre Science
ISBN 9004532862

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The Quarrel over Swammerdam’s Posthumous Works reconstructs the vicissitudes of Johannes Swammerdam’s Biblia naturae, a pivotal collection of writings in the history of science. Bequeathed to the polymath Melchisédech Thévenot, the manuscripts and drawings of the treatises constituting this collection were instead kept by the editor Hermann Wingendorp after Swammerdam’s death (1680), triggering a quarrel over their publication. By analysing Swammerdam’s scientific legacy and by offering an edition of the correspondence testifying to the efforts towards such publication, this book sheds light on the editorial history and intellectual context of Swammerdam’s Biblia. This reveals not only an intricate plot of authorized and unauthorized attempts to publish it, but also an exchange of scientific texts and instruments in the late seventeenth century.

Early Modern Zoology: The Construction of Animals in Science, Literature and the Visual Arts (2 vols.)

Early Modern Zoology: The Construction of Animals in Science, Literature and the Visual Arts (2 vols.)
Title Early Modern Zoology: The Construction of Animals in Science, Literature and the Visual Arts (2 vols.) PDF eBook
Author
Publisher BRILL
Pages 717
Release 2007-10-30
Genre History
ISBN 9047422368

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The new definition of the animal is one of the fascinating features of the intellectual life of the early modern period. The sixteenth century saw the invention of the new science of zoology. This went hand in hand with the (re)discovery of anatomy, physiology and – in the seventeenth century – the invention of the microscope. The discovery of the new world confronted intellectuals with hitherto unknown species, which found their way into courtly menageries, curiosity cabinets and academic collections. Artistic progress in painting and drawing brought about a new precision of animal illustrations. In this volume, specialists from various disciplines (Neo-Latin, French, German, Dutch, History, history of science, art history) explore the fascinating early modern discourses on animals in science, literature and the visual arts. The volume is of interest for all students of the history of science and intellectual life, of literature and art history of the early modern period. Contributors include Rebecca Parker Brienen, Paulette Choné, Sarah Cohen, Pia Cuneo, Louise Hill Curth, Florike Egmond, Karl A.E. Enenkel, Susanne Hehenberger, Annemarie Jordan-Gschwendt, Erik Jorink, Johan Koppenol, Almudena Perez de Tudela, Vibeke Roggen, Franziska Schnoor, Paul J. Smith, Thea Vignau-Wilberg, and Suzanne J. Walker.

Early Modern Zoology

Early Modern Zoology
Title Early Modern Zoology PDF eBook
Author Karel A. E. Enenkel
Publisher BRILL
Pages 718
Release 2007
Genre Nature
ISBN 9004131884

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In this volume, specialists from various disciplines (Neo-Latin, French, German, Dutch, History, History of Science, Art History) explore the fascinating early modern discourses on animals in science, literature and the visual arts.

European Physico-Theology (1650-C. 1760) in Context

European Physico-Theology (1650-C. 1760) in Context
Title European Physico-Theology (1650-C. 1760) in Context PDF eBook
Author Kaspar von Greyerz
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 313
Release 2022-05-05
Genre Creation
ISBN 019286436X

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Physico-theology celebrated the observation of nature as a way toward recognising God as Creator, demonstrating the compatibility of the biblical record with new science. This is an English-language monograph which studies the impact of physico-theology on the intellectual and socio-cultural establishment in Europe from the mid-17th century.--

Posthumous Theological Works

Posthumous Theological Works
Title Posthumous Theological Works PDF eBook
Author Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher
Pages 628
Release 1914
Genre Religion
ISBN

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Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715

Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715
Title Reading the Book of Nature in the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715 PDF eBook
Author Eric Jorink
Publisher BRILL
Pages 494
Release 2010-10-25
Genre History
ISBN 9004191208

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Traditionally, Dutch scientific culture of the Golden Age is regarded as rational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. The role of Christiaan Huygens, Johannes Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in the so called Scientific Revolution was recognised long ago, as was the fact that the revolutionary philosophy of René Descartes made its first impact in the Netherlands. This book challenges the traditional picture. First, it shows how nature was regarded as a second book of God, next to the Bible. For many, contemplating, investigating, representing and collecting natural objects was a religious activity. Secondly, this book demonstrates that the deconstruction of the old view of nature was partly caused by the pioneering exegetical research conducted in the Dutch Republic, more specifically, the emergence of radical biblical criticism.

The Man Who Organized Nature

The Man Who Organized Nature
Title The Man Who Organized Nature PDF eBook
Author Gunnar Broberg
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 496
Release 2023-07-11
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0691248192

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A new biography of Carl Linnaeus, offering a vivid portrait of Linnaeus’s life and work Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the simple and immediately recognizable abbreviation “L” is used to mark classifications originally made by Linnaeus. This biography, by the leading authority on Linnaeus, offers a vivid portrait of Linnaeus’s life and work. Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished sources—including diaries and personal correspondence—as well as new research, it presents revealing and original accounts of his family life, the political context in which he pursued his work, and his eccentric views on sexuality. The Man Who Organized Nature describes Linnaeus’s childhood in a landscape of striking natural beauty and how this influenced his later work. Linnaeus’s Lutheran pastor father, knowledgeable about plants and an enthusiastic gardener, helped foster an early interest in botany. The book examines the political connections that helped Linnaeus secure patronage for his work, and untangles his ideas about sexuality. These were not, as often assumed, an attempt to naturalize gender categories but more likely reflected the laissez-faire attitudes of the era. Linnaeus, like many other brilliant scientists, could be moody and egotistical; the book describes his human failings as well as his medical and scientific achievements. Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Man Who Organized Nature—one of the only biographies of Linnaeus to appear in English—provides new and fascinating insights into the life of one of history’s most consequential and enigmatic scientists.