Renaissance Meteorology

Martin's study of Aristotle's Meteorology, its continuities and transformations, and its profound influence on the emergence of modern science is a valuable contribution to knowledge and makes a splendid introduction to the subject.

This is an important book, and one that will no doubt become a reference in the field; while not uselessly lengthy, reading and appreciating the subtlety and nuances of its approach may require an effort on the part of the non-specialist reader — well-rewarded by the richness of the innovative image of early modern science that it offers.

Craig Martin's study sheds light on a subject area that has received relatively little attention within wider interpretations of the processes of the 'scientific revolution', and the place of Aristotelianism within these. Yet, as Martin persuasively argues, scholarly meteorology... had unique dimensions which makes it a particularly valuable lens through which to analyse the transition of these processes across the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Renaissance Meteorology is a pioneering work aiming to fill a gap in the scholarship on the natural philosophy of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries... Historians of the Renaissance will welcome this book as a well researched and noteworthy addition to the literature... For taking up this project with estimable scholarly command and making it relevant for the study of the natural philosophy of the period, the community of Renaissance studies owes its gratitude to the author.

This fascinating subject has hitherto received little attention and Martin's book makes a valuable contribution to filling this gap... In this volume Martin fully achieves his stated aim of using meteorology to positively reassess the creativity and historical significance of Renaissance Aristotelianism, and the book is certainly of great interest for historians of philosophy.