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Voyaging in Strange Seas : The Great Revolution in Science /
An ambitious, landmark history of the Scientific Revolution, from the age of Columbus to the age of Cook In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed-Luther's Reformation divided churches...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- 1. Voyaging in Strange Seas
- 2. The Deep Roots of Modern Science
- 3. Refining Common Sense: The New Philosophy
- 4. Looking Up to Heaven: Mathematics and Telescopes
- 5. Interrogating Nature: The Use of Experiment
- 6. Through Nature to Nature's God: The Two Books
- 7. Sharing the Vision: Scientific Societies
- 8. Life Is Short, Science Long: The Healing Art
- 9. Making Things Better: Practical Science
- 10. The Ladder of Creation: The Rise of Natural History
- 11. A Global Perspective: Exploring and Measuring
- 12. Enlightenment: Leisure, Electricity and Chemistry
- 13. Revolution, Evolution: How, Then, Did Science Grow?
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Illustration Acknowledgements
- Acknowledgements
- Index