There is much to treasure here. Those...looking for a handsome and beguiling study of different ways, scientific or artistic, in which we can mirror nature, will find much to enjoy. Charlie Gere, TLS This is a major book on an important theme...Seen/Unseen is massively well-informed. Piers Bizony, BBC Focus Dive in: the swim is bound to be rewarding... This is a mature book written by a scholar who has meditated for decades on the false dichotomy between scientific and artistic representations of nature. Bart Kahr, Nature What emerges from this multi-faceted closely argued tour de force is a conviction that the real excitement begins where the knowledge breaks down: in the visual institutions that give us the freedom and insight to feel our way into the unknown . It is a tantalising conclusion to an exhilarating ride. Ariane Bankes, Financial Times