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CHAPTER SIX God's Mysterious Creation: The Divine Attraction of Natural Knowledge
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- FIGURES AND TABLES ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- ABBREVIATIONS xiii
- INTRODUCTION 1
- CHAPTER ONE. Mapping Enlightenment England: Practitioners and Philosophers 11
- CHAPTER TWO. "A Treasure of Hidden Vertues": Marketing Natural Philosophy 31
- CHAPTER THREE. The Direction of Invention: Setting a New Course for Compasses 66
- CHAPTER FOUR. An Attractive Empire: Mapping Terrestrial Magnetism 91
- CHAPTER FIVE. Measuring Power: Patterns in Experimental Natural Philosophy 118
- CHAPTER SIX God's Mysterious Creation: The Divine Attraction of Natural Knowledge 146
- CHAPTER SEVEN. A Powerful Language: Images of Nature and the Nature of Science 171
- CONCLUSION 208
- APPENDIX. Magnetic Longitude Schemes 215
- NOTES 219
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
- INDEX 319
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 327
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- FIGURES AND TABLES ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- ABBREVIATIONS xiii
- INTRODUCTION 1
- CHAPTER ONE. Mapping Enlightenment England: Practitioners and Philosophers 11
- CHAPTER TWO. "A Treasure of Hidden Vertues": Marketing Natural Philosophy 31
- CHAPTER THREE. The Direction of Invention: Setting a New Course for Compasses 66
- CHAPTER FOUR. An Attractive Empire: Mapping Terrestrial Magnetism 91
- CHAPTER FIVE. Measuring Power: Patterns in Experimental Natural Philosophy 118
- CHAPTER SIX God's Mysterious Creation: The Divine Attraction of Natural Knowledge 146
- CHAPTER SEVEN. A Powerful Language: Images of Nature and the Nature of Science 171
- CONCLUSION 208
- APPENDIX. Magnetic Longitude Schemes 215
- NOTES 219
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
- INDEX 319
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 327
