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The Queen’s Conjuror

- The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee
Af: Benjamin Woolley Engelsk Paperback

The Queen’s Conjuror

- The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee
Af: Benjamin Woolley Engelsk Paperback
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A spellbinding portrait of Queen Elizabeth’s conjuror – the great philosopher, scientist and magician, Dr John Dee (1527–1608) and a history of Renaissance science that could well be the next ‘Longitude’.John Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted the idea of maths as the basis of science, anticipated the invention of the telescope, charted the New World, and created one of the most magnificent libraries in Europe. At the height of his fame, Dee was poised to become one of the greats of the Renaissance. Yet he died in poverty and obscurity – his crime was to dabble in magic.Based on Dee’s secret diaries which record in fine detail his experiments with the occult, Woolley’s bestselling book is a rich brew of Elizabethan court intrigue, science, intellectual exploration, discovery and misfortune. And it tells the story of one man’s epic but very personal struggle to come to terms with the fundamental dichotomy of the scientific age at the point it arose: the choice between ancient wisdom and modern science as the path to truth.
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A spellbinding portrait of Queen Elizabeth’s conjuror – the great philosopher, scientist and magician, Dr John Dee (1527–1608) and a history of Renaissance science that could well be the next ‘Longitude’.John Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted the idea of maths as the basis of science, anticipated the invention of the telescope, charted the New World, and created one of the most magnificent libraries in Europe. At the height of his fame, Dee was poised to become one of the greats of the Renaissance. Yet he died in poverty and obscurity – his crime was to dabble in magic.Based on Dee’s secret diaries which record in fine detail his experiments with the occult, Woolley’s bestselling book is a rich brew of Elizabethan court intrigue, science, intellectual exploration, discovery and misfortune. And it tells the story of one man’s epic but very personal struggle to come to terms with the fundamental dichotomy of the scientific age at the point it arose: the choice between ancient wisdom and modern science as the path to truth.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780006552024
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0006552021
Kategori: 16. århundrede, 1500 til 1599
Udg. Dato: 4 mar 2002
Længde: 28mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 196mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato: 4 mar 2002
Forfatter(e): Benjamin Woolley
Forfatter(e) Benjamin Woolley

Kategori 16. århundrede, 1500 til 1599

ISBN-13 9780006552024

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 352

Udgave

Længde 28mm

Bredde 130mm

Højde 196mm

Udg. Dato 4 mar 2002

Oplagsdato 4 mar 2002

Forlag HarperCollins Publishers