Cornelis Drebbel (1572-1633) : fame and the making of modernity : a dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton university in candidacy for the degree of doctor of philosophy : recommended for acceptance by the Department of history / Vera Keller ; [adviser: Antony Grafton].
Pubblicazione:
Ann Arbor : UMI, [2011]
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 581 p. ; 30 cm
Note:
Tesi di laurea, Princeton University, a.a. 2007-2008
Contiene:
Indice: Abstract. Introduction: the world of tomorrow. 1. Drebbel's personae 2. From the Colums of Hermes to the Colums of Hercules 3. Conversing with Liefhebbers 4. Drebbel and the commonplace 5. Artisan and philosopher 6. The booklet of nature 7. Res publica chymica. Conclusion: The artificial worls. Appendix 1: Cornelis Drebbel, Dedication, published as Wondervondt (Alkmaar : Jaacob de Meester, 1607), Dutch and English translation. Appendix 2: Cornelis Drebbel, On the nature of the elements ( Leiden : Haestens, 1608), German original and English transaction. Appendix 3: Andreas Libavius, Probabilis investigatio caussarum physicarum, aliarumque globi Archimedaei novi et instrumenti per se absque evidente motore nobilium (Coburg : Bertsch, 1612). Bibliography
