Virtuoso by nature : the scientific worlds of Francis Willughby FRS (1635-1672) /
Virtuoso by nature : the scientific worlds of Francis Willughby FRS (1635-1672) /
edited by Tim Birkhead.
- 1 online resource (xxv, 439 pages) : color illustrations.
- Emergence of natural history, v. 1 2452-3283 ; .
- Emergence of Natural History 1. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2015-II, ISBN: 9789004287426. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-418) and index.
Preliminary Material -- 1 The Life and Domestic Context of Francis Willughby / 2 The Education of Francis Willughby / 3 The Chymistry of Francis Willughby (1635–72): The Trinity College, Cambridge Community / 4 Willughby’s Mathematics / 5 Science on the Move: Francis Willughby’s Expeditions / 6 The Willughby Library in the Time of Francis the Naturalist / 7 Francis Willughby and John Ray on Words and Things / 8 Willughby’s Ornithology / 9 Historia Piscium (1686) and Its Sources / 10 Willughby on Insects / 11 The Legacies of Francis Willughby / Bibliography / Index / Dorothy Johnston -- Richard Serjeantson -- Anna Marie Roos -- Benjamin Wardhaugh -- Mark Greengrass , Daisy Hildyard , Christopher D. Preston and Paul J. Smith -- William Poole -- David Cram -- Tim R. Birkhead , Paul J. Smith , Meghan Doherty and Isabelle Charmantier -- Sachiko Kusukawa -- Brian W. Ogilvie -- Isabelle Charmantier , Dorothy Johnston and Paul J. Smith -- Tim Birkhead -- Tim Birkhead.
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Francis Willughby together with John Ray revolutionized the study of natural history. They were motivated by the new philosophy of the mid 1600s and transformed natural history in to a rigorous area of study. Because Ray lived longer and more of his writings have survived, his reputation subsequently eclipsed that of Willughby. Now, with access to previously unexplored archives and new discoveries we are able to provide a comprehensive evaluation of Francis Willughby’s life and works. What emerges is a polymath, a true virtuoso, who made original and imaginative contributions to mathematics, chemistry, linguistics as well as natural history. We use Willughby’s short life as a lens through which to view the entire process of seventeenth-century scientific endeavor. Contributors are Tim Birkhead, Isabelle Charmantier, David Cram, Meghan Doherty, Mark Greengrass, Daisy Hildyard, Dorothy Johnston, Sachiko Kusukawa, Brian Ogilvie, William Poole, Chris Preston, Anna Marie Roos, Richard Serjeantson, Paul J. Smith and Benjamin Wardhaugh.
9789004285323
10.1163/9789004285323 DOI
2016005725
Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672.
Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672.
1600-1699
Naturalists--England.
Scientists--England.
Science--History--17th century.
Naturalists.
Science.
Scientists.
England.
History.
QH31.W628 / V57 2016
508.092
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-418) and index.
Preliminary Material -- 1 The Life and Domestic Context of Francis Willughby / 2 The Education of Francis Willughby / 3 The Chymistry of Francis Willughby (1635–72): The Trinity College, Cambridge Community / 4 Willughby’s Mathematics / 5 Science on the Move: Francis Willughby’s Expeditions / 6 The Willughby Library in the Time of Francis the Naturalist / 7 Francis Willughby and John Ray on Words and Things / 8 Willughby’s Ornithology / 9 Historia Piscium (1686) and Its Sources / 10 Willughby on Insects / 11 The Legacies of Francis Willughby / Bibliography / Index / Dorothy Johnston -- Richard Serjeantson -- Anna Marie Roos -- Benjamin Wardhaugh -- Mark Greengrass , Daisy Hildyard , Christopher D. Preston and Paul J. Smith -- William Poole -- David Cram -- Tim R. Birkhead , Paul J. Smith , Meghan Doherty and Isabelle Charmantier -- Sachiko Kusukawa -- Brian W. Ogilvie -- Isabelle Charmantier , Dorothy Johnston and Paul J. Smith -- Tim Birkhead -- Tim Birkhead.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Francis Willughby together with John Ray revolutionized the study of natural history. They were motivated by the new philosophy of the mid 1600s and transformed natural history in to a rigorous area of study. Because Ray lived longer and more of his writings have survived, his reputation subsequently eclipsed that of Willughby. Now, with access to previously unexplored archives and new discoveries we are able to provide a comprehensive evaluation of Francis Willughby’s life and works. What emerges is a polymath, a true virtuoso, who made original and imaginative contributions to mathematics, chemistry, linguistics as well as natural history. We use Willughby’s short life as a lens through which to view the entire process of seventeenth-century scientific endeavor. Contributors are Tim Birkhead, Isabelle Charmantier, David Cram, Meghan Doherty, Mark Greengrass, Daisy Hildyard, Dorothy Johnston, Sachiko Kusukawa, Brian Ogilvie, William Poole, Chris Preston, Anna Marie Roos, Richard Serjeantson, Paul J. Smith and Benjamin Wardhaugh.
9789004285323
10.1163/9789004285323 DOI
2016005725
Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672.
Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672.
1600-1699
Naturalists--England.
Scientists--England.
Science--History--17th century.
Naturalists.
Science.
Scientists.
England.
History.
QH31.W628 / V57 2016
508.092