Science and the Secrets of Nature: Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern CultureBy explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, Giambattista Della Porta's Natural Magic (1559) conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Yet, according to William Eamon, it is in the how to books written by medieval alchemists, magicians, and artisans that modern science has its roots. These
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Science and the Secrets of Nature: Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern Culture