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1558: Publishes Propaedeumata aphoristica

1558; Printed works

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1558: Publishes Propaedeumata aphoristica - Biography. Dee's Propaedeumata aphoristica presented aphorisms on celestial influence, rays, and natural causation.

Summary

Dee's Propaedeumata aphoristica presented aphorisms on celestial influence, rays, and natural causation.

Essay

Dee's Propaedeumata aphoristica presented aphorisms on celestial influence, rays, and natural causation.

The book is central to seeing Dee's astrology and optics as natural philosophy rather than as a detached occult curiosity.

Bibliographical reference: Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (Cambridge University Press), pp. 98-102; György E. Szőnyi, John Dee's Occultism: Magical Exaltation through Powerful Signs (SUNY Press), pp. 155-181; Håkan Håkansson, Seeing the Word: John Dee and Renaissance Occultism (Lund University), pp. 274-289

Date

1558

Category

Printed works

Significance

The book is central to seeing Dee's astrology and optics as natural philosophy rather than as a detached occult curiosity.

Bibliography

Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (Cambridge University Press), pp. 98-102; György E. Szőnyi, John Dee's Occultism: Magical Exaltation through Powerful Signs (SUNY Press), pp. 155-181; Håkan Håkansson, Seeing the Word: John Dee and Renaissance Occultism (Lund University), pp. 274-289

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