|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910821505003321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Controversies within the scientific revolution / / edited by Marcelo Dascal, Victor D. Boantza |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
1-283-35995-2 |
9786613359957 |
90-272-8254-4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (294 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
Controversies (CVS) ; ; v. 11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
DascalMarcelo |
BoantzaVictor D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
pt. 1. Astronomy and mechanics -- pt. 2. Light and gravity -- pt. 3. Physiology and vitalism -- pt. 4. Human sciences and theology. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
From the beginning of the Scientific Revolution around the late sixteenth century to its final crystallization in the early eighteenth century, hardly an observational result, an experimental technique, a theory, a mathematical proof, a methodological principle, or the award of recognition and reputation remained unquestioned for long. The essays collected in this book examine the rich texture of debates that comprised the Scientific Revolution from which the modern conception of science emerged. Were controversies marginal episodes, restricted to certain fields, or were they the rule in the m |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|