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A biography of a largely forgotten, maverick - a major figure in the 17th century cultural and scientific revolutions. Lisa Jardine places Robert Hooke in the historical and intellectual context of his time, she examines his vast width of interests, achievements and his many inf…
"Interest in Robert Hooke (1635-1703) is growing and his reputation is rising. A widespread sympathy for a neglected figure of seventeenth-century science is being displaced by something more positive - a mixture of astonishment at the extraordinary range and diversity of his ta…
"Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Political T…
Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Political Tr…
Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction: 'Glory of the English nation' - the life, works and ideas of John Selden; 2. Selden and the early modern crisis of knowledge and obligation; 3. Selden and the early modern dispute about the foundations of political order…
Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Political Tr…
Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584{u2013}1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Politi…
"Legal and political theorist, common lawyer and parliamentary leader, historian and polyglot, John Selden (1584-1654) was a formidable figure in Renaissance England, whose real importance and influence are now being recognized once again. John Selden and the Western Political T…