Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. A Note on Conventions xix
6. 1. Introduction: The Book of Nature and the Nature of the Book 1
7. 2. Literatory Life: The Culture and Credibility of the Printed Book in Early Modern London 58
8. 3. "The Advancement of Wholesome Knowledge": The Politics of Print and the Practices of Propriety 187
9. 4. John Streater and the Knights of the Galaxy: Republicanism, Natural Knowledge, and the Politics of Printing 266
10. 5. Faust and the Pirates: The Cultural Construction of the Printing Revolution 324
11. 6. The Physiology of Reading: Print and the Passions 380
12. 7. Piracy and Usurpation: Natural Philosophy in the Restoration 444
13. 8. Histories of the Heavens: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton, and the Historia Gelestis Britannica 543
14. 9. Conclusion 622
15. Bibliography 641
16. Index 709