The Queen´s Conjuror - Wooley Benjamin

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The LIfe and Magic od Dr. Dee. The book follows Dee's life, particularly focusing on his part in the very early stages of the scientific revolution. Like many of his contemporaries, Dee was a scholar of many subjects, including mathematics, astronomy, geography, astrology, physics, alchemy, law and philosophy.One of the central points of the book is its description of the interplay of science, philosophy, religion and magic that defined Dee's life. Like its subject, the book is scholarly, with numerous footnotes and references. However, these are not intrusive, and it is well written and very readable. It presents a fascinating account of Dee's life - both his personal life, and his role as one of the early scientific thinkers. It is not only Dee himself who is intriguing, but also the light cast on historical figures such as Queens Mary and Elizabeth and the early scientific community of mathematicians, geographers, philosophers and cranks who were beginning to discover the scientific reality that transformed their world into our modern one... v angličtine, brožovaná, 395 strán

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