The scientific revolution : a brief history with documents /
This volume explores the Scientific Revolution from its origins in the early sixteenth century to its widespread acceptance in Western societies in the late eighteenth century. Jacob's introduction outlines the trajectory of the Scientific Revolution and argues that the revival of ancient texts...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Boston :
Bedford/St. Martin's,
2010.
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Series: | Bedford series in history and culture
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Summary: | This volume explores the Scientific Revolution from its origins in the early sixteenth century to its widespread acceptance in Western societies in the late eighteenth century. Jacob's introduction outlines the trajectory of the Scientific Revolution and argues that the revival of ancient texts in the Renaissance and the upheaval of the Protestant Reformation paved the way for science. The collected documents include writings of well-known scientists and philosophers, such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Francis Bacon, Galileo Galilei, Rene Descartes, and Isaac Newton, as well as primary sources documenting innovations in medicine and engineering, advances in scientific investigations, and the popularization of the scientific revolution through academies and their journals. Document headnotes, questions for consideration, a chronology, and a selected bibliography support students' study of the Scientific Revolution. |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780312463939 0312463936 0312653492 9780312653491 |