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The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown 1686 Among the many curiosities in the 1686 folio of Sir Thomas Browne’s Works are two passages rarely considered together: a “Prophecy concerning the future state of several Nations,” and a thirteen-page enquiry into... Continue Reading →
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Francis Bacon’s Advancement of Learning (Oxford, 1640) stands at the threshold of modern science: a systematic re-mapping of human knowledge, richly engraved title and portrait This book is foundational to the empirical worldview that shaped the Royal Society.
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Here is a view of the books before they take a trip to the 2025 Boston Book show! come see us at booth 404
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Here is a view of the books before they take a trip to the 2025 Boston Book show! come see us at booth 404
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876J Swammerdam, Jan (1637-1680). Histoire générale des insectes, où l’on explique la génération & les métamorphoses de ces animaux, où l’on décrit leur différentes figures, leur anatomie & leurs usages. A Utrecht, Chez Guillaume de Walcheren, Marchant Libraire demeurant en... Continue Reading →
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556J Browne Thomas 1605-1682 The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown, Kt. Doctor of Physick, late of Norwich. Containing I. Enquiries into Vulgar and Common Errors. II. Religio Medici: With Annotations and Observations upon it. III. Hydriotaphia; or, Urn-Burial: Together with... Continue Reading →
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965 J Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 Resvscitatio Or, bringing into Pvblick Light Several Pieces Of The Works Civil, Historical, Philosophical, and Theological, Hitherto Sleeping Of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. , According to the best... Continue Reading →
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