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Science, pseudo-science, and utopianism in early modern thought

by Stephen A. McKnight

This volume examines the role of magic, alchemy, and esoteric traditions in the development of early modern science and utopianism, analysing how these concepts shaped the scientific advances of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Accession 18158 ISBN 0826208355 Publisher University of Missouri
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