Secrets and knowledge in medicine and science, 1500-1800
By: [edited by] Elaine Leong and Alisha Rankin
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780754668541; 9780754695011
Subjects: Secret (Philosophy); Medicine; Science; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric; Philosophy; History
Description: Secrets played a central role in transformations in medical and scientific knowledge in early modern Europe. Bringing together international scholars, this volume provides a pan-European and interdisciplinary overview on the topic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.