TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levy,Barry
TI  - Planets, Potions, and Parchments: Scientifica Hebraica from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Eighteenth Century
SN  - 9780773562660
AV  - Q128 .L48 1990 
U1  - 509 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Montreal
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Jewish scientists-Early works to 1800-Bibliography-Exhibitions
KW  - Science-Early works to 1800-Bibliography-Exhibitions
KW  - Jews-Medicine-Early works to 1800-Bibliography-Exhibitions
KW  - Hebrew imprints-Exhibitions
KW  - Manuscripts, Hebrew-Exhibitions
KW  - Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts-Exhibitions
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Of Whirlwinds and Crucibles -- Chapter One: God and Nature in Ancient Times -- Chapter Two: Astronomy -- Chapter Three: Mathematics and Geometry -- Chapter Four: General Science -- Chapter Five: Medicine -- Chapter Six: Science and Religious Ritual -- Chapter Seven: Geography and Cartography -- Postscript -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
N2  - Planets, Potions, and Parchments is a heavily illustrated and informative catalogue published in conjunction with a major exhibition of the same name. The exhibition, presented by the Jewish Public Library, runs from May to September at the David M. Stewart Museum in Montreal. Both catalogue and exhibition explore the important yet often neglected Jewish contribution to the history of science
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ER  -