{"product_id":"science-and-the-secrets-of-william-eamon-9780691026022","title":"Science and the Secrets of Nature: Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, Giambattista Della Porta's \u003ci\u003eNatural Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (1559) conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Yet, according to William Eamon, it is in the \"how-to\" books written by medieval alchemists, magicians, and artisans that modern science has its roots. These compilations of recipes on everything from parlor tricks through medical remedies to wool-dyeing fascinated medieval intellectuals because they promised access to esoteric \"secrets of nature.\" In closely examining this rich but little-known source of literature, Eamon reveals that printing technology and popular culture had as great, if not stronger, an impact on early modern science as did the traditional academic disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Eamon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691026025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691026022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.08w x 1.24d","brand":"William Eamon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120037425407,"sku":"9780691026022","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0113fe8c-4195-429a-9d92-be3e1d1d10ed.jpg?v=1687412228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/science-and-the-secrets-of-william-eamon-9780691026022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}