Secrets of nature : astrology and alchemy in early modern Europe / edited by William R. Newman and Anthony Grafton.
Series
Edition
- 1. MIT Press paperback ed.
Published
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press 2001
Physical description
1 online resource (443 pages) : illustrations (1 colour).
ISBN
- 9780262280624
- 0262280620
Notes
- Available through EBSCO.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Reproduction available: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2003. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Some text in Latin.
Contents
- Introduction: the problematic status of astrology and alchemy in premodern Europe / William R. Newman and Anthony Grafton -- "Veritatis amor dulcissimus": aspects of Cardano's astrology / Germana Ernst -- Between the election and my hopes: Girolamo Cardano and medical astrology / Anthony Grafton and Nancy Siraisi -- Celestial offerings: astrological motifs in the dedicatory letters of Kepler's Astronomia nova and Galileo's Sidereus nuncios / H. Darrel Rutkin -- Astronomia inferior: legacies of Johanes Trithemius and John Dee / N.H. Clulee -- The Rosicrucian hoax in France (1623-24) / Didier Kahn -- "The food of angels": Simon Forman's alchemical medicine / Lauren Kassell -- Some problems with the historiography of alchemy / Lawrence M. Principe and William R. Newman.
Subject
- 16th-17th centuries.
- Astrology, European History.
- Alchemy Europe History.
- Astrology Europe History.
- Astrology History.
- Alchemy
- Astrology history.
- Alchemy history.
- Alchemy.
- Astrology, European.
- Alchemy Europe History.
- Astrology Europe History.
- Astrology, European History.
- Astrology.
- Astrology, European History Europe
- Alchemy History
- Occultism
- History
- Humanities
- Parapsychology & Occult Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Europe.
Other names
- Newman, William R. 1955- [editor]
- Grafton, Anthony [editor]
- EBSCO Publishing (Firm)
Related item
- Print version:: Secrets of nature. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2001 ; ISBN: 0262140756
Genre
- Aufsatzsammlung.
- Bibliography
- Electronic books
- History.
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
Internet Resources
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Summary
- In recent years scholars have begun to acknowledge that the occult sciences were not marginal enterprises but an integral part of the worldview of many of our ancestors. Astrology was one of the many intellectual tools - along with what we consider to be the superior tools of social and political analysis - that Renaissance thinkers used to attack practical and intellectual problems. It was a coherent body of practices, strongly supported by social institutions. And alchemy was not viewed primarily as a spiritual pursuit, an idea popularized by nineteenth-century occultists, but as a part of natural philosophy. It was often compared to medicine. Many Renaissance writers suggested links between astrology and alchemy that went beyond the use of astrological charts to determine the best time to attempt alchemical operations. This book shows the many ways in which astrology (a form of divination) and alchemy (an artisanal pursuit concerned with the technologies of minerals and metals) diverge as well as intersect. Overall, it shows how an appreciation of the role of the occult opens up new ways of understanding the past. Topics include the career of Renaissance astrologer Girolamo Cardano and his work on medical astrology, the astrological thinking of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei, the history of the Rosicrucians and the influence of John Dee, the work of medical alchemist Simon Forman, and an extended critique of the existing historiography of alchemy.
Holding libraries
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Online location | Holdings Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen Libraries: Sir Duncan Rice Library: Floor 5 | Sc 509.0903 New | ||
| Aberystwyth University Library: Hugh Owen: Level F | BF1676.S4 | ||
| Bangor University Library: Deiniol Library | BF1676 .S43 2001 | ||
| Birkbeck, University of London Library: Contact the Library | 133.5924 SEC | ||
| University of Birmingham Libraries: Main Library, Collection | BF1676 .S43 | ||
| British Library: Lending Collection | m02/12437 | ||
| British Library: General Reference Collection, St Pancras Reading Rooms | YC.2002.a.192 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: University Library: South Wing 5 follow signs to South Staircase, Fifth Floor | 198.c.200.65 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: Churchill College Library: Bracken Library | 133.5094 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: Whipple Library: Main Library | UA3.NEW 1 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: Queens' College: Main Library | AZD AO New | ||
| Cardiff University Libraries: Arts & Social Studies Library: 2 week | BF1676.S3 | ||
| Cardiff University Libraries | Online location | ||
| Durham University Library: Bill Bryson Library, Level 4 | 133.5 SEC | ||
| University of Edinburgh Libraries: Main Library (STANDARD LOAN) - 2nd floor | BF1676 Sec. | ||
| University of Edinburgh Libraries | Online location | Click here for full text | |
| University of Edinburgh Libraries | Online location | Access available for 2 users | |
| University of Essex: Albert Sloman Library | BF 1679 | ||
| University of Exeter Library: Forum Library | 133.5924 NEW | ||
| University of Glasgow Library: University Library Level 6 | Anthrop K690 NEW | ||
| LSE Library: Main collection books | BF1676 S44 | ||
| University of Leeds Library: Edward Boyle Library, level 11 | History of Science F-2 NEW | ||
| University of Manchester Library: Main Library: Blue Area Floor 2 | 133.5 | ||
| National Library of Scotland: General Reading Room, Edinburgh (stored onsite) | H3.202.1751 | ||
| National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: Contact the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | PRINT 2001MB19197 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: St Anne's College Library: Tim Gardam Building | 509.3 NEWM:Sec | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: All Souls College Library: Stack ground floor | Sociol.B.81 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Bodleian Library: Lower Gladstone Link Open Shelves | (UBHU) M02.E00420 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Bodleian History Faculty Library: LCam Open Shelves | BF1676 .S43 SEC 2001 | ||
| University of Oxford Libraries: Pembroke College Library | B 1.42 NEW | ||
| Queen Mary University of London Library: Mile End Library | BF1676 SEC | ORDINARY | |
| University of St Andrews Library | Online location | Connect to e-book | |
| University of St Andrews Library: Main Library | BF1676.N4 | ||
| Science Museum Library: Dana Research Centre and Library | 133:93 SECRETS | ||
| Senate House Library, University of London: Senate House Library SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SHL 4th floor. For REFERENCE ONLY | [H.P.L.] Newman | ||
| University of Sheffield Library: Information Commons Main sequence | 133.5924 (S) | ||
| Swansea University Libraries: Singleton Park Library : Main | BF1676 .S43 2001 | ||
| Trinity College Dublin Library: Santry Book Repository | HL-243-611 | ||
| UCL Library Services: UCL Science Library | HISTORY OF SCIENCE D 5 NEW | ||
| Warburg Institute Library: Warburg Institute, Main | FAC 303.S21 | ||
| University of Warwick Library: Main Library | BF 1676.S3 | ||
| University of Warwick Library | Online location | Connect to EBSCO e-book | |
| Wellcome Library: History of Medicine | AJA.AA5-6 | ||
| University of York Libraries: University Library: Morrell - Ordinary | T 0.1 NEW | ||
| University of York Libraries | Online location |