Notebooks, English virtuosi, and early modern science

Notebooks, English virtuosi, and early modern science / Richard Yeo.

Author/creator	Yeo, Richard R., 1948- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Copyright Notice	©2014
Description	xviii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Hartlib, Samuel, -1662--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. Beale, John, 1603-1683?--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. Locke, John, 1632-1704--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. Science--England --History --17th century. Scientists--England --History --17th century. Note-taking--History.

Contents	Introduction -- Capacious memory and copious notebooks -- Information and empirical sensibility -- Taking notes in Samuel Hartlib's circle -- Rival memories : John Beale and Robert Boyle on empirical information -- Robert Boyle's loose notes -- John Locke, master note-taker -- Collective note-taking and Robert Hooke's dynamic archive -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-369) and index.
LCCN	2013043063
ISBN	9780226106564 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	022610656X (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40023413982

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	Q127 .G4 Y47 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold