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This book traces the relationship between humanism and science from the mid-fifteenth century to the beginning of the modern period and demonstrates that humani

Anthony Grafton is erudite and elegant in the style of the best historical writers who make the past come alive for the reader. In a full-scale presentation of

Describing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foun

In this engrossing account, footnotes to history give way to footnotes as history, recounting in their subtle way the curious story of the progress of knowledge

Public participation in the housing permitting process empowers unrepresentative and privileged groups who participate in local politics to restrict the supply