Introduction Chronology Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1720 Appendix A: Entries Arranged by Subject Appendix B: Entries Arranged by Country Bibliography Index
This book provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity.
CHRISTOPHER BAKER is Professor of English at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA.
.,."this is a worthy addition to the series and highly recommended
in its own right, especially for academic
libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"Even the most cursory glance at Baker's volume reminds the reader
of the astounding political, scientific, and cultural changes
taking place throughout Europe during the seventeenth and early
eighteenth centuries. This volume provides brief but substantial
biographical sketches of some four hundred participants in the
uneasy transformation from early modern to modern
Europe....[w]orthy and useful biographical dictionary."-The
Sixteenth Century Journal
?...this is a worthy addition to the series and highly recommended
in its own right, especially for academic
libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?Even the most cursory glance at Baker's volume reminds the reader
of the astounding political, scientific, and cultural changes
taking place throughout Europe during the seventeenth and early
eighteenth centuries. This volume provides brief but substantial
biographical sketches of some four hundred participants in the
uneasy transformation from early modern to modern
Europe....[w]orthy and useful biographical dictionary.?-The
Sixteenth Century Journal
?Recommended. Academic collections that emphasize cultural or
scientific history.?-Choice
..."this is a worthy addition to the series and highly recommended
in its own right, especially for academic
libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"Recommended. Academic collections that emphasize cultural or
scientific history."-Choice
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