{"product_id":"science-and-the-secrets-of-nature-9780691026022","title":"Science and the Secrets of Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScience and the Secrets of Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e by Eamon, William. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780691026022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, Giambattista Della Portas Natural Magic (1559) conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Yet, according to William Eamon, it is in the \"how-to\" books written by medieval alchemists, magicians, and artisans that modern science has its roots. These compilations of recipes on everything from parlor tricks through medical remedies to wool-dyeing fascinated medieval intellectuals because they promised access to esoteric \"secrets of nature.\" In closely examining this rich but little-known source of literature, Eamon reveals that printing technology and popular culture had as great, if not stronger, an impact on early modern science as did the traditional academic disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946253873205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691026025","price":53.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691026022_8bcc900e-4e6a-43c9-a6dc-8f097e81c214.jpg?v=1781403255","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/science-and-the-secrets-of-nature-9780691026022","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}