Dr Alexi Baker: Technology, Tools, and Toys of Early Modern Science

Update: 2014-12-18

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Dr Alexi Baker’s research over the past decade has revealed how ‘scientific instruments’ before the rise of modern science included everything from cutting-edge technologies and everyday tools to fashionable accessories and entertainments. She discusses how London dominated the early modern trade in these wares – outfitting science, fashion, and diverse other pastimes and professions across Europe.

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Dr Alexi Baker: Technology, Tools, and Toys of Early Modern Science

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Dr Alexi Baker: Technology, Tools, and Toys of Early Modern Science

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Dr Alexi Baker: Technology, Tools, and Toys of Early Modern Science