New worlds, ancient texts : the power of tradition and the shock of discovery / Anthony Grafton with April Shelford and Nancy Siraisi.

Wonder & science : imagining worlds in early modern Europe / Mary Baine Campbell.

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New worlds, ancient texts : the power of tradition and the shock of discovery / Anthony Grafton with April Shelford and Nancy Siraisi.

Wonder & science : imagining worlds in early modern Europe / Mary Baine Campbell.