The Magic Circle of Rudolf II
Download or Read eBook The Magic Circle of Rudolf II PDF written by Peter Marshall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-08-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Peter Marshall |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2006-08-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780802715517 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0802715516 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Magic Circle of Rudolf II by : Peter Marshall
Book excerpt: An intriguing portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, heir to the Habsburg empire, focuses on the thirty-six-year reign and the extraordinary mathematicians, alchemists, artists, astronomers, and philosophers who made up his court--including Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Francis Bacon, and others--and made Prague the artistic and scientific center of Europe. 25,000 first printing.
