Eye of the beholder
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Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way we see the world by coming to the realization that there is more than meets the eye.
ScienceArt and scienceKnowledgeHistoryArt, europeanVermeer, johannes, 1632-1675Leeuwenhoek, antoni van, 1632-1723Netherlands, historyDiscoveries in scienceIntellectual lifeNetherlands, social conditionsNew York Times reviewed