One of the objects, a mirror, once belonged to John Dee, a Renaissance scientist and confidant of Elizabeth I. ... who used artifacts—like mirrors and crystals,” Campbell said.

Peter Ackroyd fans will be familiar with Dr John Dee, a 16th Century mystic who advised Elizabeth I on matters magical.Dee dabbled in all kinds of investigations, attempting to contact angels and ...

A spirit mirror, used by John Dee, the 16th-century polymath and astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I, had its origin in Mexico, a team of researchers report in the journal Antiquity.Using scientific ...

Scholar, Courtier, Magician: The lost library of John Dee is showing at the Royal College of Physicians, London, until 29 July “THE book of nature is written in the language of mathematics ...