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The Eye of the Lynx: Galileo, His Friends, and the Beginnings of Modern Natural History (1st Edition) by David Freedberg Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-226-26148-4 / 0226261484 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-26148-5 / 9780226261485 Some years ago, David Freedberg opened a dusty cupboard at Windsor Castle and discovered hundreds of vividly coloured, masterfully precise drawings of all sorts of plants and animals from the Old and New Worlds. Coming upon thousands more drawings like them across Europe, Freedberg finally traced th |