Introduction: Jewels Abound
Part I (1500-1557): Diffusion
Chapter 1: Regimens and Rules: The Rudiments of Health and Husbandry
Chapter 2: Mathematics and Mensuration
Part II (1558-1603): Discovery
Chapter 3: Elizabethan Exploration and Experimentation: What’s New
a. Alchemy Assimilated
b. New Lands, New Crops, New Cures, New Trees, New Foods
c. Husbandry and Huswifery
Chapter 4: The Navigators
Part III: (1604-1640): Debate
Chapter 5. The Plague and Public Health in Early Stuart London
Chapter 6: The Knowledge-Mongers
a. Gervase Markham and the Way to Get Wealth
b. Ready Reckoning and Reference
Bibliography
Index