Freemasonry and the birth of modern science
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- ISBN: 1592330649
- ISBN: 1552677559
- Physical Description x, 374 pages : illustrations (some color)
- Edition 2nd ed. --
- Publisher Gloucester, Mass. : Fair Winds Press, 2004.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-343) and index. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 24.50 |
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Table of Contents
Freemasonary and the Birth of Modern Science
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Acknowledgements | p. ix | |
Prologue A Cold Winter's Day in Late November | p. 1 | |
Chapter 1 | A World before Science | p. 11 |
Chapter 2 | The Founders of the Royal Society | p. 25 |
Chapter 3 | Conflicting Stories | p. 51 |
Chapter 4 | The Patron Saint of Frozen Chickens | p. 71 |
Chapter 5 | An Alien Monarch | p. 81 |
Chapter 6 | The Life and Soul of the Royal Society | p. 103 |
Chapter 7 | Fellow Number Thirty-seven | p. 139 |
Chapter 8 | The Restoration | p. 165 |
Chapter 9 | The Royal Charters | p. 193 |
Chapter 10 | Early Works | p. 217 |
Chapter 11 | Gossips, Spies and French Mistresses | p. 247 |
Chapter 12 | A Legend of Gracious and Kindly Kings | p. 259 |
Chapter 13 | Sir Robert's Heritage | p. 287 |
Postscript: Life, the Universe and a Theory of Everything | p. 299 | |
Appendix | The Scientific Secrets of the Craft | p. 309 |
Endnotes | p. 323 | |
Bibliography | p. 337 | |
Timeline | p. 345 | |
Index | p. 351 |