Science and the secrets of Nature - Books of secrets in medieval and early modern culture

SCIENCE AND THE SECRETS OF NATURE | Kirkus … A scholarly survey of how the concept of ``secret'' assisted the development of experimental science from ancient times until the 17th century. The idea of delving into the hidden things of nature and harnessing—or even altering—its processes smacked, in centuries past, more of magic than of science. Eamon (History/New Mexico State Univ.) opens with a nuanced view of the medieval tradition