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1	Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first American colony, "A Savage Kingdom" presents the bold, even reckless, political adventure driven by a sense of imperial destiny and dogged by official hostility. see all copies from £7.14! new only from £11.15! \| first editions
2	The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Adviser to Queen Elizabeth I more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Dr. Dee (1527-1608) helped Walter Raleigh and other explorers with their data and chose Queen Elizabeth's coronation day based on astrology, but the Church was less than enthusiastic about his skills. This biography chronicles his achievements in the sciences and explains his eventual banishment when he fell out of favor. A portrait of a man ... see all copies from £7.77! first editions
3	The Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron's Daughter more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Published by Macmillan in the U.K. and by us in the U.S. in hardcover to critical acclaim, The Bride of Science tells the story of Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace, the inventor of computer programming and daughter of Romantic poet Lord Byron. Ada's story is that of a woman who came to embody the separation of two worlds: the world of Romanticism and the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £17.39! \| first editions
4	Heal Thyself: Nicholas Culpeper and the Seventeenth-Century Struggle to Bring Medicine to the People more books like this by Benjamin Woolley "Heal Thyself" is the first full biography of Nicholas Culpeper, a 17th century English pioneer of herbal medicine whose actions and beliefs revolutionized medicine and medical practice. 25 line illustrations. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.00! \| first editions
5	Virtual Worlds: A Journey in Hype and Hyperreality more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Virtual reality was originally used to describe a specific technology, comprising of a pair of goggles, with TV screens for eyepieces and a sensor for monitoring orientation and position. With the goggles on, the wearer sees a computer-generated image on the screens. When the head moves, the image on the screen moves correspondingly, thus giving ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £51.73! \| first editions
6	The Herbalist: Nicholas Culpeper and the Fight for Medical Freedom more books like this by Benjamin Woolley From best-selling author of The Queen's Conjuror, the story of Nicholas Culpeper -- legendary rebel, radical, Puritan, and author of the great Herbal. This is a powerful history of medicine's first freedom fighter set in London during Britain's age of revolution. In the mid-seventeenth century, England was visited by the four horsemen of the ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
7	The Queen's conjuror : the science and magic of Dr Dee more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted the idea of maths as the basis of science, anticipated the invention of the telescope, charted the New World, and created one of the most magnificent libraries in Europe. At the ... see all copies from £1.88! new only from £11.56!
8	The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Although his accomplishments were substantial-he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. In "The Queen's Conjurer," Benjamin Woolley brings to life the tale of one of the most colorful characters of the ... see all copies from £10.37!
9	A Savage Kingdom: Virginia and the Founding of English America by Benjamin Woolley Stunning epic history of the first Virginia Colony and the true story of Pocahontas, to coincide with the colony's 400th anniversary in 2007. Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a group of men-led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric and a government spy-left London aboard a fleet of three ... see all copies from £8.24! new only from £8.24! \| first editions
10	The bride of science : romance, reason and Byron's daughter more books like this by Woolley Benjamin Romantic heroine and computer pioneer, this is a remarkable story of Lord Byron's daughter. Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron was born in 1815 just after the Battle of Waterloo, and died aged 36, soon after the Great Exhibition of 1851. She was connected with some of the most influential and colourful characters of the age including: ... see all copies from £8.11! new only from £16.95!
11 view cover	The queen's conjurer : the science and magic of Dr. Dee more books like this by Benjamin Woolley Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted the idea of maths as the basis of science, anticipated the invention of the telescope, charted the New World, and created one of the most magnificent libraries in Europe. At the ... see all copies from £2.19! first editions
12	The Micro enquirer : Spectrum more books like this by Christopher H. Bidmead, Benjamin Woolley see all copies from £29.88!
13	Byrons Tochter by Benjamin; Kramer Woolley, Katharina see all copies from £14.85! new only from £14.85!

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