Sir Jonas Moore

Sir Jonas Moore
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 0851153216
ISBN-13 : 9780851153216
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Sir Jonas Moore by : Frances Willmoth

A life of Moore, 17th-century mathematician and scientist involved in the draining of the fens, the building of the mole at Tangier, and the foundation of the Royal Observatory.

General Biography

General Biography
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Total Pages : 646
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433082537253
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Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis General Biography by : John Aikin

Wasteland

Wasteland
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9780300197792
ISBN-13 : 0300197799
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Wasteland by : Vittoria Di Palma

In an eloquent history of landscape and land use, Vittoria Di Palma takes on the “anti-picturesque”—how landscapes that elicit fear and disgust have shaped our conceptions of beauty and the sublime.

Notes and Queries

Notes and Queries
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Total Pages : 494
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ISBN-10 : UCD:31175024106976
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Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Notes and Queries by :

The Quarterly Review

The Quarterly Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 592
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89009553587
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Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis The Quarterly Review by : William Gifford

An Empire Transformed

An Empire Transformed
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9781479895267
ISBN-13 : 1479895261
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis An Empire Transformed by : Kate Luce Mulry

Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvement When Charles II ascended the English throne in 1660 after two decades of civil war, he was confronted with domestic disarray and a sprawling empire in chaos. His government sought to assert control and affirm the King’s sovereignty by touting his stewardship of both England’s land and the improvement of his subjects’ health. By initiating ambitious projects of environmental engineering, including fen and marshland drainage, forest rehabilitation, urban reconstruction, and garden transplantation schemes, agents of the English Restoration government aimed to transform both places and people in service of establishing order. Merchants, colonial officials, and members of the Royal Society encouraged royal intervention in places deemed unhealthy, unproductive, or poorly managed. Their multiple schemes reflected an enduring belief in the complex relationships between the health of individual bodies, personal and communal character, and the landscapes they inhabited. In this deeply researched work, Kate Mulry highlights a period of innovation during which officials reassessed the purpose of colonies, weighed their benefits and drawbacks, and engineered and instituted a range of activities in relation to subjects’ bodies and material environments. These wide-ranging actions offer insights about how restoration officials envisioned authority within a changing English empire. An Empire Transformed is an interdisciplinary work addressing a series of interlocking issues concerning ideas about the environment, governance, and public health in the early modern English Atlantic empire.

Orreries, Clocks, and London Society

Orreries, Clocks, and London Society
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9783030617776
ISBN-13 : 3030617777
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Orreries, Clocks, and London Society by : Tony Buick

Orreries—mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions—are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on computers, across natural landscapes, and in museums all over the world. The more you look, the more you find, yet their significance is often overlooked aside other great astronomical inventions. This book reclaims the history of the orrery, offering a fascinating look into its evolution over the centuries. With a particular focus on London society and clockmakers, it weaves together historical narrative with practical know-hows and scientific fact, showing how the orrery changed from a fanciful toy to a high-tech instrument to a vessel for art and education. The first edition, Orrery, explained what an orrery is and how it got its name. This revised edition goes several steps further, tracing the instrument back to the time of Ptolemy and forward to planetariums and star projectors. In addition, it features new sections on how to construct your own orrery at home. This book will appeal to anybody interested in astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, horology, or the history of clocks.

The Manuscripts of the House of Lords 1678[-1693] ...

The Manuscripts of the House of Lords 1678[-1693] ...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101073815373
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Manuscripts of the House of Lords 1678[-1693] ... by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords

Report

Report
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Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : ONB:+Z27145290X
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Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis Report by : Großbritannien Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts

Reports

Reports
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Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000046877598
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Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Reports by : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts