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Dr Michael Bycroft New Book Release
Gems and the New Science: Matter and Value in the Scientific Revolution is the forthcoming book release from Dr Michael Bycroft, Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology, due for release March 2026.
This first book-length history of gems in early modern science offers a thought-provoking new take on the Scientific Revolution, and has been featured in the New York Review of Books.
For more information and to order the book visit the University of Chicago Press website.