Man and Nature in the Renaissance (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)

First edition of Allen G. Debus's study of science, medicine, and natural philosophy during the Renaissance, published as part of the Cambridge History of Science Series. Debus traces scientific thought from the mid-fifteenth through the mid-seventeenth century, examining the complex transition from medieval traditions to the intellectual world of the Scientific Revolution. Particular attention is given to changing approaches to nature, medicine, chemical philosophy, and the relationship between traditional learning and emerging methods of scientific inquiry. Debus was a major twentieth-century historian of Renaissance and early modern science, particularly noted for his scholarship on the interaction of science, medicine, alchemy, and intellectual culture. 172 pages. Includes bibliography and index. Condition: Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover in original pictorial dust jacket. Jacket shows rubbing and general shelf wear, with edge creasing, small chips and tears, and more pronounced chipping and loss around the head of the spine. Smaller wear is present at corners and lower extremities. Rear jacket panel shows age-toning and surface wear. Interior pages appear clean and well preserved with light age-toning. Binding remains sound. Please see photographs for full condition. Collector/Scholarly Appeal: A first edition in dust jacket of an established study of Renaissance science by Allen G. Debus, one of the important modern scholars of early scientific and medical thought. Particularly suitable for collections in history of science, Renaissance studies, history of medicine, alchemy and chemical philosophy, and the Scientific Revolution. Shipping/Returns: Carefully packed for shipment. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 3b.…