Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 953 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 953 g
Reihe: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science
ISBN: 978-90-04-20703-5
Verlag: Brill
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Spinnentiere (Arachnide)
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
PART ONE: THE BIRTH OF A NATURALIST, 1663-1668
1. Introduction
2. Early Life and Letters, 1639-1663
3. French Connection: The Voyage to Montpellier, 1663-1666
4. Early Contributions to Natural History, 1666-1668: The Influence of John Ray
PART TWO: IN LOCATION AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE WEB, IN THE MIND AT ITS VERY CENTER: LISTER’S YEARS IN YORK (1669-1683)
5. Spider Threads and a Tangled Web of Misunderstanding, 1668-1671
6. "My Dear Hart": Lister's Marriage to Hannah Parkinson and his Medical Practice in York
7. The Circulation of Knowledge: Lister and the Royal Society's Debates about Plant Circulation in the 1670s
8. Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral? Crinoids, and the Fossil Debate in the Royal Society
9. "All that Glitters": Martin Lister and Fools' Gold, 1677-1684
10. A Speculum of Chemical Practice: Lister, Newton, and Telescopic Mirrors
PART THREE: AT THE WEB'S CENTER: LISTER IN LONDON, THE ROYAL SOCIETY, AND THE PRODUCTION OF MASTERWORKS: 1684-1692
11. Lister's London Beginnings: Virtuoso, Antiquarian and Benefactor
12. The Art of Science: The Historiae Conchyliorum and the Historia Piscium
PART FOUR: TIME SPINS AWAY: 1692-1712
13. Publication and Prestige, Sex Exercitationes Medicinales and the Royal College of Physicians
14. The Spice of Life: A Journey to Paris and a Cookery Book
Epilogue: The Tragedy at Burwell Park
Bibliography
Index