Was there a continuity between the vigorous art and the seminal science of the seventeenth century How did they affect one another Which if either was dominant Four distinguished scholars explore the relation between seventeenth century science and the creative arts in a series of four essays Introduction by Stephen E Toulmin of Columbia Science and Literature by Douglas Bush of Harvard Science and Visual Art by James S Ackerman of Harvard and Scientific Empiricism in Musical Thought by Claude V Palisca of Yale Originally published in 1961 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on demand technology to again make available previously out of print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905