The Scientific Revolution [[electronic resource] ] : The Essential Readings

• Autore: Hellyer Marcus
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 509; 509.4/09/031
• Soggetto topico: History; Science; Sciences - General; Physical Sciences & Mathematics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The Scientific Revolution: The Essential Readings; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction: What was the Scientific Revolution?; 1 A Traditional Narrative of the Scientific Revolution; 2 Competing Disciplines; 3 The Experimental Philosophy and Its Institutions; 4 The Mechanical Philosophy and Its Appeal; 5 The Revolution in Natural History; 6 Medicine and Alchemy; 7 The Newtonian Achievement; 8 The Scientific Revolution and the Industrial Revolution; 9 A Dissenting View; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.:.; Introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.; Covers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy.; Represents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative.; Presents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the Scientific Revolution.
• Titolo autorizzato: The scientific revolution
• ISBN: 1-281-32309-8; 9786611323097; 0-470-70782-8; 0-470-75573-3; 0-470-75477-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877039103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell Essential Readings in History