Theory, Practice, and Nature In-between: Antonio Vallisneri's 'Primi Itineris Specimen'
In the summer of 1704, Antonio Vallisneri (1661-1730), the preeminent Italian physician and natural philosopher of his time, traveled with a "daring soul" and "trembling feet" across the "silent horrors" of the northern Apennines: down the hills south of Reggio Emilia t...
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Main Author: | Luzzini, Francesco (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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2018
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Series: | Sources 9: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge
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