Letters of Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Kincardine, 1657-73 (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Stevenson, David

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides a complete modern edition of the letters written by Sir Robert Moray to Alexander Bruce, Earl of Kincardine between 1657 and 1673. The letters range widely across subjects including medicine, horology, politics, current affairs, industry, fishing, heraldry, freemasonry, literature, and symbolism and display Moray's knowledge of many subjects and authors. As one of the most active founding members of the Royal Society, Moray's letters provide a fascinating insight into the attitudes and aspirations of the scientific community in seventeenth-century Britain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351922371
• Artikelnr.: 49354434

Autorenporträt

David Stevenson is Emeritus Professor of Scottish History at the University of St Andrews, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
The Kincardine papers: manuscripts and transcripts
Editorial conventions
Introduction: the Life of Sir Robert Moray: Prologue
Soldier and diplomat
The 1650s: war and exile
Friendship: the Kincardine papers
The Restoration: courtier and politician
Scientific pursuits: the Royal Society
Restoration friendships. Letters of Sir Robert Moray to Alexander Bruce
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliographical notes
Index.