Isaac Vossius (1618-1689), between science and scholarship /
Mostly remembered for his library and for his biblical criticism, Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) played a central role in the early modern European world of learning. Among other subjects, Vossius published on the true age of the world, optics, and the merits of Chinese civilization. He was appointed an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012
Leiden ; Boston : 2012 |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 214 Brill's studies in intellectual history v. 214 |
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Table of Contents:
- List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction. The Challenger: Isaac Vossius and the European World of Learning; The French Connection: From Casaubon and Scaliger, via Saumaise, to Isaac Vossius; Isaac Vossius, Chronologer; Isaac Vossius and the Septuagint; In the Twilight Zone: Isaac Vossius and the Scientific Communities in France, England and the Dutch Republic; A View from the Mountaintop: The Development of Isaac Vossius' Optics, 1658-1666; In the Shadow of Jesuits: Isaac Vossius and Geography; Vossius' Chinese Utopia