Defoe and the new sciences / Ilse Vickers
1996, First Edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #405090
ISBN: 0521402794
Physical description; xvi, 196 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Contents; 1. The legacy of Francis Bacon -- 2. The selective taking-up of Bacon's ideas; biographical sketches of five followers of Bacon -- 3. Charles Morton and the New Sciences -- 4. Daniel Defoe and the Baconian legacy -- 5. Defoe's General History of Trade: its relation to the Baconian histories -- 6. Robinson Crusoe: man's progressive dominion over nature -- 7. A New Voyage Round the World: Defoe the traveller-scientist by sea -- 8. Defoe's Tour: a natural history of man and his activities. Subjects; Defoe, Daniel 1661?-1731 Knowledge and learning. Morton, Charles 1627-1698 Influence. Bacon, Francis 1561-1626 Influence. Literature and science Great Britain History 18th century. Science Great Britain History 17th century.
Price: €30.00