Inside the Stargazer's Palace: The Transformation of Science in 16th Century Europe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781639368372)

Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories.

In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning centuries of scholastic presumption. A new age was coming into view - one guided by observation, technology and logic.

But omens and elixirs did not disappear from the sixteenth-century laboratory. Charms and potions could still be found nestled between glistening brass instruments and leather-bound tomes. The line between the natural and supernatural remained porous, yet to be defined.

From the icy Danish observatory of Tycho Brahe, to the smoky, sulphur-stained workshop of John Dee, Violet Moller tours the intellectual heart of early European science. Exploring its rich, multidisciplinary culture, Inside the Stargazer's Palace reveals a dazzling forgotten world, where all knowledge, no matter how arcane, could be pursued in good faith.

Author: Violet Moller
ISBN-10: 163936837X
ISBN-13: 9781639368372
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2025
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs