Superstition and Science, 1450-1750 : Mystics, Sceptics, Truth-seekers and Charlatans

Derek Wilson

'O what a world of profit and delight Of power, of honour and omnipotence Is promised to the studious artisan.' Christopher Marlowe, Dr Faustus Between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, Europe changed out of all recognition and particularly transformative were the ardent quest for knowledge and the...