William Eamon

William Eamon (born June 5, 1946) is distinguished Achievement Professor, Regents Professor of History, and Dean of the Honors College at New Mexico State University. He is a specialist in the history of science and has published on various aspects of medieval and early modern science, medicine, and technology. His research focuses primarily on the history science and medicine in early modern Italy and Spain. His most influential work is on the history of the "books of secrets" tradition in medieval and early modern culture.

His work has also looked at the history of magic and the occult sciences, the history of alchemy, and science and popular culture in early modern Europe. As an author, he has been largely collected by libraries. Provided by Wikipedia