John Dee’s Natural Philosophy: Between Science and Religion by Nicholas H. Clulee

John Dee’s Natural Philosophy: Between Science and Religion by Nicholas H. Clulee, published in 1988. A major scholarly study of the thought of John Dee, the Elizabethan mathematician, astrologer, and magus, examining his attempt to reconcile emerging scientific inquiry with religious, mystical, and Hermetic traditions. Clulee situates Dee’s natural philosophy within the intellectual currents of the sixteenth century, exploring his work in mathematics, cosmology, alchemy, and angelic communication while challenging simplistic divisions between science and occultism. The study illuminates Dee’s vision of a unified cosmos in which mathematical order, divine wisdom, and spiritual practice were inseparable, offering a nuanced understanding of early modern natural philosophy at the intersection of science, religion, and magic. Long regarded as a standard reference on Dee’s intellectual life, this volume is essential for scholars and collectors interested in Renaissance thought, Hermetic philosophy, and the history of science. Inscribed and signed by the author to his parents. Hardcover, with the original dust jacket, showing a small closed tear to the jacket.