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Fakes!? Hoaxes, Counterfeits and Deception in Early Modern Science History of Medicine “The title doesn’t quite captureBeretta, Marco, and Maria Conforti, eds., 2014 xv + 280pp., illus., 6 x 9, gatefold paperback Table of Contents Introduction v by Marco Beretta and Maria Conforti I Is Doctoring Data Always Misconduct? Case Studies: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Lansbergen Owen Gingerich II File down the Data! Data Treatment Procedures and False Positives for Fakes in Ptolemys Almagest Giorgio Strano III The Significance of Transmutation in Early Modern Alchemy The Case of