Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge and Its Ambitions, 1500-1700 - Brossura

Dear, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0691142068 ISBN 13: 9780691142067

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2009

Riassunto

From Copernicus, who put the earth in orbit around the sun, to Isaac Newton, who gave the world universal gravitation, the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries transformed the way Europeans understood their world. In this book, Peter Dear offers an accessible introduction to the origins of modern science for students and general readers. This second edition further explores the practice and influence of alchemy, the social standing of early scientists, and the role of medicine and medical practitioners.

• Provides a comprehensive overview of principal themes and topics
• Discusses central figures, including Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton, and describes the world in which they lived--and the new world they helped create
• Features a rich variety of illustrations, a glossary of terms, and a list of further reading

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Recensione:

"[Dear] throws interesting light on the changing criteria used to evaluate natural knowledge, especially the increasing emphasis on experiment. . . . As a full and accurate account of such matters, this book is the best available, and I would recommend it to anyone." --Michael Hunter, Nature

"Bibliography, index and footnotes of the booklet are exceptionally comprehensive." --Silke G¨obel, Zentralblatt MATH

L'autore:

Peter Dear is professor of history and science and technology studies at Cornell University.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0691142068
• ISBN 13: 9780691142067
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 203