Girolamo Cardano was a Italian doctor, natural philosopher, and mathematician who became a best-selling author in Renaissance Europe. He was also a leading astrologer of his day, whose predictions won him access to some of the most powerful people in 16th century Europe. In this book, the author invites readers to follow this astrologer's extraordinary career and explore the ar...(展开全部)

This thought-provoking classic investigates how the Renaissance spirit fundamentally questioned and undermined medieval thought. Of val ue to students of literature, political theory, history of religious and Reformation thought, and the history of science.

译者简介 李华，陕西师范大学宗教研究中心副研究员，复旦大学哲学博士，图宾根大学神学系联合培养，在《哲学研究》《世界哲学》等刊物发表论文10余篇，出版著作《库萨哲学及其历史意义研究》，目前主要研究方向为德国神秘主义与早期近代哲学。

In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying ride to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and, most tantalizing of all, the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteratio...(展开全部)

In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying ride to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and, most tantalizing of all, the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteratio...(展开全部)

Giants, cannibals and other monsters were a regular feature of Renaissance illustrated maps, inhabiting the Americas alongside other indigenous peoples. In a new approach to views of distant peoples, Surekha Davies analyzes this archive alongside prints, costume books and geographical writing. Using sources from Iberia, France, the German lands, the Low Countries, Italy and Eng...(展开全部)

Surekha Davies is a cultural historian and historian of science at Western Connecticut State University. Her interests include exploration, observational sciences, cultural encounters, monstrosity and the history of mentalities c.1400–1800. Formerly a British Library Curator and a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, she is a Founding Editor of the series 'Maps, Spaces, Cultures' (B...(展开全部)

Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first, the story is expanding to enfold many universes. Michio Kaku's dazzling book tells that new story. Using the latest astronomical data, he explores the Big Bang, theories of everything, and our cosmic future. His wonderfully clear...(展开全部)

Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first, the story is expanding to enfold many universes. Michio Kaku's dazzling book tells that new story. Using the latest astronomical data, he explores the Big Bang, theories of everything, and our cosmic future. His wonderfully clear...(展开全部)

凯特·阿歇尔 美国作家，毕业于布朗大学政治系，后于伦敦政治经济学院取得政府管理硕士和博士学位。曾在纽约市经济发展公司、纽约和新泽西港务局任职，在沃那多房产公司担任高管，现于哥伦比亚大学建筑、规划及历史保护研究生院担任教授。