Reading art, reading nature

This article discusses how two books on microscopical observations, Experimental Philosophy (1664) by Henry Power (1623–1668) and Micrographia (1665) by Robert Hooke (1635–1703) were related to by contem- poraries. These books were read by diverse readers who used microscopic observations in formin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacob Orrje
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Lärdomshistoriska samfundet 2010-01-01
Series:Lychnos
Online Access:https://tidskriftenlychnos.se/article/view/21456