Chapter ID: CBB001021034

The Measure of Man and Landscape in the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution (2009)

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Rosenberg, Gary D. (Author)


Pages: 13-40
Publication date: 2009
Language: English


Description On the use of analogies in geology, specifically anatomical analogies related to Greek geometry and Renaissance art. Includes a comparison with Chinese concepts of landscape and life.


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Authors & Contributors
Castel-Branco, Nuno
Kardel, Troels
Andrault, Raphaële
Ariew, Roger
Arikha, Noga
Bertoloni Meli, Domenico
Journals
Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period
East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Substantia: An International Journal of the History of Chemistry
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Filosofia e História da Biologia
Publishers
University of South Florida
Brill
Springer
Concepts
Anatomy
Cross-cultural comparison
Geology
Zoology
Natural philosophy
Mathematics
People
Steno, Nicolaus
Borelli, Giovanni Alfonso
Descartes, René
Galilei, Galileo
Pecquet, Jean
Perrault, Claude
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
16th century
19th century
Ancient
Song Dynasty (China, 960-1279)
Places
Europe
China
Italy
Asia
France
Greece
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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