Abstract

Varieties of Things: Objects of Knowledge and Baconian Method in the Early Royal Society of London z Text, Skill, and Experience in John Evelyn's Sylva Similitudes and Congruities: The Mechanical Philosophy, Practical Mechanics, and Baconian Analogy in Hooke's Micrographia 4 A Language of Things: John Wilkins' Philosophical Language and Operative Forms 5 Disarming Words for a Land of Experimental Knowledge: Sprat's History of the Royal Society 6 Preserving the Subject in Peace and Plenty: John Graunt's Natural and Political Observations upon the Bills of Mortality Conclusion Bibliography Index

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