The Resource Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750, Lorraine Daston, Katharine Park
Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750, Lorraine Daston, Katharine Park
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- Summary
- Discusses how European scientists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonders, monsters, curiosities, marvels, and other phenomena to envision the natural world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 511 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: At the Limit
- I. The Topography of Wonder
- II. The Properties of Things
- III. Wonder Among the Philosophers
- IV. Marvelous Particulars
- V. Monsters: A Case Study
- VI. Strange Facts
- VII. Wonders of Art, Wonders of Nature
- VIII. The Passions of Inquiry
- IX. The Enlightenment and the Anti-Marvelous
- Isbn
- 9780942299915
- Label
- Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750
- Title
- Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750
- Statement of responsibility
- Lorraine Daston, Katharine Park
- Subject
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- Curiosities and wonders -- History
- Curiosities and wonders | History
- Errors, Scientific -- History
- Errors, Scientific | History
- History
- Natural History -- history
- Natural history -- Europe -- Pre-Linnean works
- Natural history | Europe | Pre-Linnean works
- Science
- Science -- History -- 16th century
- Science -- History -- 17th century
- 1700 - 1799
- Science -- Philosophy
- Science -- Philosophy | History
- Science -- history
- Science | History | 16th century
- Science | History | 17th century
- Science | History | 18th century
- Science | Philosophy | History
- Science, Medieval
- Science, Medieval
- Science -- History -- 18th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Discusses how European scientists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonders, monsters, curiosities, marvels, and other phenomena to envision the natural world
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Daston, Lorraine
- Dewey number
- 306.4/2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Q124.97
- LC item number
- .D38 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Science, Medieval
- Science
- Science
- Natural History
- Science
- Errors, Scientific
- Science
- Science
- Curiosities and wonders
- Natural history
- Science
- Science, Medieval
- Science
- Label
- Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750, Lorraine Daston, Katharine Park
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-497) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: At the Limit -- I. The Topography of Wonder -- II. The Properties of Things -- III. Wonder Among the Philosophers -- IV. Marvelous Particulars -- V. Monsters: A Case Study -- VI. Strange Facts -- VII. Wonders of Art, Wonders of Nature -- VIII. The Passions of Inquiry -- IX. The Enlightenment and the Anti-Marvelous
- Control code
- 000154992
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- 511 pages
- Isbn
- 9780942299915
- Lccn
- 96049411
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 154992
- (OCoLC)35961443
- Label
- Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750, Lorraine Daston, Katharine Park
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-497) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: At the Limit -- I. The Topography of Wonder -- II. The Properties of Things -- III. Wonder Among the Philosophers -- IV. Marvelous Particulars -- V. Monsters: A Case Study -- VI. Strange Facts -- VII. Wonders of Art, Wonders of Nature -- VIII. The Passions of Inquiry -- IX. The Enlightenment and the Anti-Marvelous
- Control code
- 000154992
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- 511 pages
- Isbn
- 9780942299915
- Lccn
- 96049411
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 154992
- (OCoLC)35961443
Subject
- Curiosities and wonders -- History
- Curiosities and wonders | History
- Errors, Scientific -- History
- Errors, Scientific | History
- History
- Natural History -- history
- Natural history -- Europe -- Pre-Linnean works
- Natural history | Europe | Pre-Linnean works
- Science
- Science -- History -- 16th century
- Science -- History -- 17th century
- 1700 - 1799
- Science -- Philosophy
- Science -- Philosophy | History
- Science -- history
- Science | History | 16th century
- Science | History | 17th century
- Science | History | 18th century
- Science | Philosophy | History
- Science, Medieval
- Science, Medieval
- Science -- History -- 18th century
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