Eye of the beholder
Subtitle: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the reinvention of seeing
By: Laura J. Snyder
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780393077469
Subjects: Science; Art and science; Knowledge; History
Description: Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way we see the world by coming to the realization that there is more than meets the eye.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.