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Oct 28, 2008 · "In this vivid portrait of the scientific practitioners of Elizabethan London, Deborah Harkness draws on extensive archival research to portray the city as a crucial source of social and scientific innovation and inspiration to Francis Bacon."—Ann Blair, Harvard University "Deborah E. Harkness's The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the ...
The Jewel House tells stories of everyday naturalists, engineers, alchemists, surgeons and midwifes who populated Elizabethan London at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution. Deborah Harkness does an amazing job of compiling bits of information from diverse sources, you will actually be dazzled in the amount of research she has put into this book.
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Oct 28, 2008 · The Jewel House. Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution. by Deborah E. Harkness. Course Book. 384 Pages, 6.12 x 9.25 in, 20 b-w illus.
Oct 13, 2021 · Harkness, Deborah E., 1965- ... Clement Draper's prison notebooks : reading, writing, and doing science -- From the Jewel house to Salomon's house : Hugh Plat ...
The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution is a history of 16th-century London by American scholar Deborah Harkness.It explores the alchemical community of London in the 16th century, focusing on key figures from the time period whose accomplishments led to the Scientific Revolution.
Jan 1, 2007 · 590 ratings94 reviews. Bestselling author Deborah Harkness (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night) explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London, where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. These assorted merchants, gardeners, barber-surgeons, midwives ...
