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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Heninger, S. K. Cosmographical glass. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library, 1977 (OCoLC)561623639 Online version: Heninger, S. K. Cosmographical glass. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library, 1977 (OCoLC)631956517 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
S K Heninger; Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| ISBN: | 0873280709 9780873280709 0873282086 9780873282086 |
| OCLC Number: | 3267455 |
| Description: | xx, 209 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword Illustrations Preface Introduction I. Creation II. The Geocentric Universe III. Copernicus and His Consequences IV. The Pythagorean-Platonic Tradition V. The Human Microcosm VI. Contingent Systems Notes Index |
| Responsibility: | by S.K. Heninger, Jr. |
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"A remarkably clear picture of Renaissance culture through its imaginative speculations on the order of the universe." - The Sixteenth Century Journal; "Each figure is analyzed and set in context by... a connected and readable exposition illustrated in detail." - Scientific American; "Will be of great interest not only to students of Renaissance cosmology but also to anyone interested in the arts that influenced and were influenced by cosmology." - Shakespeare Quarterly" Read more...
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