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Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) : universal scholar and natural scientist of the Renaissance / by Urs B. Leu ; translated by Bill C. Ray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leu, Urs B. (Urs Bernhard), 1961- author.
- Series:
- History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern philosophy and science ; v. 38.
- Medieval and early modern philosophy and science ; volume 38
- Standardized Title:
- Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Science--History.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 476 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the German.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Urs B. Leu
- Copyright Page / Urs B. Leu
- Preface / Urs B. Leu
- Abbreviations / Urs B. Leu
- Illustrations and Tables / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 1 Early Years / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 2 The Traveling Student / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 3 Marriage and Medical Studies / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 4 Three Happy Years in Lausanne / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 5 Montpellier / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 6 Lyon / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 7 Doctorate in Basel / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 8 Return to Zürich / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 9 Professor of Natural Sciences / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 10 The World of Books / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 11 Augsburg Intermezzo / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 12 The Animal Books
- A Renaissance Noah's Arc / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 13 Philological Works / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 14 Second Stay in Augsburg and the Imperial Grant of Arms / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 15 Botany / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 16 Medicine and Pharmacology / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 17 Freaks, Monsters and Northern Lights / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 18 Earth Sciences / Urs B. Leu
- Chapter 19 Testament and Estate / Urs B. Leu
- Appendix 1 Gessner's Testament / Urs B. Leu
- Appendix 2 Additions to Gessner's Private Library / Urs B. Leu
- Appendix 3 Gessner's Correspondence / Urs B. Leu
- Literature / Urs B. Leu
- Index of Names / Urs B. Leu.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in German in 2016 as Conrad Gessner (1516-1565): Universalgelehrter und Naturforscher der Renaissance by NZZ Libro, Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG, Basel, Switzerland."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 07, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version : Leu, Urs B. 1961- Conrad Gessner (1516-1565)
- ISBN:
- 9789004541696
- 9004541691
- Publisher Number:
- 40032144058
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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