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Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge and Its Ambitions, 1500-1700 - Second Edition Paperback – 6 July 2009

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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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Publisher : Princeton University Press; 1st edition (6 July 2009)
Language : English
Paperback : 216 pages
ISBN-10 : 0691142068
ISBN-13 : 978-0691142067
Dimensions : 15.88 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm

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[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

""Succinct, well-organized, and clearly written, this is an excellent account of the intellectual transformation of our understanding of the natural world between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.""Paula Findlen, Stanford University

""This book is a clear first choice for students and teachers. Incorporating cutting-edge scholarship, it matches breadth of thematic coverage with clarity of exposition and takes the reader gently but firmly through the field.""Simon Ditchfield, University of York

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"Succinct, well-organized, and clearly written, this is an excellent account of the intellectual transformation of our understanding of the natural world between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries."--Paula Findlen, Stanford University

"This book is a clear first choice for students and teachers. Incorporating cutting-edge scholarship, it matches breadth of thematic coverage with clarity of exposition and takes the reader gently but firmly through the field."--Simon Ditchfield, University of York

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Sehr gut geschriebenes Buch zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte; fuer Vorlesungen gedacht, deshalb gut strukturiert. Ein Vergnuegen fuer Leute, die Wissenschaftsgeschichte interessant finden.

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textbook is in great condition!

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Beautiful, clean print, perfect cover. Nice!

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There was slight damage to the book when I received it. But it came in time.

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Very dry reading, greatly discussed the topics it covers but boring. Had a hard time staying awake reading it for my class.

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