It’s hard to believe, but the humble index—expediter of searches, organizer of concepts— prompted outcries as it became more widespread: If one has an index, why would anyone read a book? Alarms “were ...
William King’s “A Short Account of Dr. Bentley, By Way of Index” is included in the final pages of a book most often referred to as “Boyle against Bentley” (1698). It is part of an attack on the ...