Superstition and Science
Mystics, sceptics, truth-seekers and charlatans
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 July 2017
Summary
‘A dazzling chronicle, a bracing challenge to modernity’s smug assumptions’ - Bryce Christensen, Booklist
‘O what a world of profit and delight Of power, of honour and omnipotence Is promised to the studious artisan.’
Christopher Marlowe, Dr Faustus
Between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, Europe changed out of all recognition and particularly transformative were the ardent quest for knowledge and the astounding discoveries and inventions which …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472135926 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 147213592X |
| Author: | Mr Derek Wilson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 25mm |
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A dazzling chronicle, a bracing challenge to modernity’s smug assumptions
A dazzling chronicle, a bracing challenge to modernity’s smug assumptions – Bryce Christensen * Booklist *Covers a lot of ground without being superficial … a rich and interesting book – Kostas Kampourakis * Springer Nature *
About The Author
Mr Derek Wilson
DEREK WILSON is a renowned Tudor historian. A graduate of Peterhouse, Cambridge, he has written over 50 critically acclaimed books including A Brief History of the Circumnavigators, and The Uncrowned Kings of England, as well as recent biographies of Charlemagne and Holbein.
He is a writer and presenter for radio and television and is also the founder of the Cambridge History festival. He lives in North Devon.
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