Defoe and the New Sciences
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This book describes the principles of Baconian science, and their influence on the thought and writing of Daniel Defoe.
List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction11The legacy of Francis Bacon92The selective taking-up of Bacon's ideas; biographical sketches of five followers of Bacon183Charles Morton and the New Sciences324Daniel Defoe and the Baconian legacy555Defoe's General History of Trade: its relation to the Baconian histories816Robinson Crusoe: man's progressive dominion over nature997A New Voyage Round the World: Defoe the traveller-scientist by sea1328Defoe's Tour: a natural history of man and his activities151Appendix177Bibliography182Index193
