ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to track the development of questions, heads, and directions in this period and to provide a context for evaluating the remarkable expansion of production in this area of natural history in the context of the Royal Society. From the 1530s through the 1570s and on into the seventeenth century, it became common to make use of tree diagrams and dichotomies in medical literature, notably in presenting Galen's work. It also focuses on objectives of travel according to the profession of the traveler, while the third and most substantial book provides a description of four famous cities as a model for how to make useful observations. Although he chose not to present it in this fashion, Meier's work could easily have been converted into tabular form. The differences in form between these contributions can be traced to alternative traditions described in the chapter.
