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New York: Owl Book / Henry Holt and Company, 2002. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Fourth printing. Front cover creased, pages toned. 2002 Trade Paperback. xii, 355 pp. "A fascinating portrait of one of the most brilliant, complex, and colorful figures of the Renaissance. Although his accomplishments were substantial -- he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. Beyond the political sphere his intellectual pursuits ranged from the scientific to the occult. His mathematics anticipated Isaac Newton by nearly a century, while his mapmaking and navigation were critical to exploration. He was also obsessed with alchemy, astrology, and mysticism. His library was one of the finest in Europe, a vast compendium of thousands of volumes. Yet, despite his powerful position and prodigious intellect, Dee died in poverty and obscurity, reviled and…
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The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I Paperback - 2002
by Benjamin Woolley
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THERE is no record of the moment John Dee entered the world.
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- Title The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I
- Author Benjamin Woolley
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- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Holt McDougal, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date February 1, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780805065107 / 0805065105
- Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.24 x 5.57 x 1.01 in (20.93 x 14.15 x 2.57 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Although his accomplishments were substantial-he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. In The Queen's Conjurer, Benjamin Woolley brings to life the tale of one of the most colorful characters of the Renaissance. In the midst of a pivotal era when the age of superstition collided with the world of science and reason, Dee's mathematics anticipated Newton by nearly a century, and his mapmaking and navigation were critical to exploration. Obsessed with alchemy, astrology, and mysticism, his library was one of the finest in Europe, a vast compendium of thousands of volumes. Yet, despite his powerful position and prodigious intellect, Dee died in poverty and obscurity, reviled and pitied as a madman.Written with flair and vigor, and based on numerous surviving diaries of the period, The Queen's Conjurer is a highly readable account of an extraordinary and nearly…
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