One of the things I found most interesting about the book was the issue of provenance. Of course, peoples have been testing and theorizing about medicine for millennia, but our only records come from men of privilege within their respective ancient societies. We see the influence of Galenic theory in the other works we have read, I am curious as to whether the gentry of 17th century England employed such empirical methods based on the same Galenic principles or whether recipe collecting and household science were a conservative tradition, not requiring any explanation besides some cursory validation. Also, I think this book in particular has strong implications on our recurring question of “Who is a scientist?” Perhaps the empirics that 17th century men of letters loved to loath should receive more credit, or perhaps we should begin considering the newfound method of science in the 17th century as a lay product instead of a elite reconfiguration of empirical methods. Looking forward to the discussion!