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Studies in history and philosophy of science.

The laboratory revolution in medicine

The laboratory revolution in medicine as rhetorical and aesthetic accomplishment / Nicholas Jardine.

Scepticism from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

Scepticism in Renaissance astronomy : a preliminary study / Nicholas Jardine.

xiv, 438 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm

Books and the sciences in history / edited by Marina Frasca-Spada and Nick Jardine.

<p>The well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of image production and communication; the transformation of images through copying and adaptation for new purposes; genres and traditions of imagery in particular scientific disciplines; the mnemonic and pedagogical value of diagrams; the relationship between text and image; and the roles of diagrams as tools to think with.</p>

233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Observing the world through images : diagrams and figures in the early-modern arts and sciences / edited by Nicholas Jardine and Isla Fay.

xxii, 345 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm

Romanticism and the sciences / edited by Andrew Cunningham and Nicholas Jardine.

xxi, 501 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm

The cultures of natural history / edited by N. Jardine, J.A. Secord, and E.C. Spary.

The birth of history and philosophy of science : Kepler's A defence of Tycho against Ursus, with essays on its provenance and significance / N. Jardine.

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The laboratory revolution in medicine as rhetorical and aesthetic accomplishment / Nicholas Jardine.

Scepticism in Renaissance astronomy : a preliminary study / Nicholas Jardine.

Books and the sciences in history / edited by Marina Frasca-Spada and Nick Jardine.

Observing the world through images : diagrams and figures in the early-modern arts and sciences / edited by Nicholas Jardine and Isla Fay.

Romanticism and the sciences / edited by Andrew Cunningham and Nicholas Jardine.

The cultures of natural history / edited by N. Jardine, J.A. Secord, and E.C. Spary.

The birth of history and philosophy of science : Kepler's A defence of Tycho against Ursus, with essays on its provenance and significance / N. Jardine.

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The laboratory revolution in medicine as rhetorical and aesthetic accomplishment / Nicholas Jardine.

Scepticism in Renaissance astronomy : a preliminary study / Nicholas Jardine.

Books and the sciences in history / edited by Marina Frasca-Spada and Nick Jardine.

Observing the world through images : diagrams and figures in the early-modern arts and sciences / edited by Nicholas Jardine and Isla Fay.

Romanticism and the sciences / edited by Andrew Cunningham and Nicholas Jardine.

The cultures of natural history / edited by N. Jardine, J.A. Secord, and E.C. Spary.

The birth of history and philosophy of science : Kepler's A defence of Tycho against Ursus, with essays on its provenance and significance / N. Jardine.

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