{"product_id":"science-and-the-secrets-of-nature-0691026025","title":"Science and the Secrets of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0691026025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eamon, William\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, Giambattista Della Porta's Natural Magic (1559) conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Yet, according to William Eamon, it is in the \"how-to\" books written by medieval alchemists, magicians, and artisans that modern science has its roots. These compilations of recipes on everything from parlor tricks through medical remedies to wool-dyeing fascinated medieval intellectuals because they promised access to esoteric \"secrets of nature.\" In closely examining this rich but little-known source of literature, Eamon reveals that printing technology and popular culture had as great, if not stronger, an impact on early modern science as did the traditional academic disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51866180059424,"sku":"NEW0691026025","price":80.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81Sula5kO-L.jpg?v=1781673420","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/science-and-the-secrets-of-nature-0691026025","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}