Scientific Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Emergence of Modern Science During the Early Modern Period and the Life of Galileo Galilei

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Scientific Revolution, then keep reading... Free History BONUS Inside! Two captivating manuscripts in one The Scientific A Captivating Guide to the Emergence of Modern Science During the Early Modern Period, Including Stories of Thinkers Such as Isaac Newton and René DescartesGalileo A Captivating Guide to an Italian Astronomer, Physicist, and Engineer and His Impact on the History of ScienceAncient cultures have been looking up at the stars for thousands of years, wondering about their place in the universe. What were those glowing spots in the black cover of night? Just how far away was the moon? These and other questions hounded humanity through the millennia until, finally, relative economic stability allowed for a number of people to examine their world more closely. Slowly, knowledge and understanding accumulated generation by generation until the conditions were ideal enough for a revolution to occur in thinking, experimentation, worldview, and natural philosophy. It was the Scientific Revolution, the time period when Western theologians had more and better tools to measure and make sense of the things around them. With careful measurements, precise data collection, and an unwavering sense of curiosity, humankind stepped into the future. The truly magnificent feature of this time period, besides, of course, the scientific discoveries themselves, was the kinship between philosophers, scientists, and experimental hobbyists throughout Europe. Hundreds, if not thousands, of letters between great intellectuals such as Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Robert Hooke, and Tycho Brahe have been preserved, demonstrating how these men (and a few women) worked in cooperation with one another in order to better their own research. Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book A Definition and Brief PrehistoryThe Early Western SciencesParacelsusNicolaus CopernicusLuigi AnguillaraAndreas VesaliusIgnazio DantiTycho and Sophia BrahePaul WittichSethus CalvisiusJoseph GoedenhuyzeGiordano BrunoConrad GessnerJohannes KeplerDaniel SennertGalileo GalileiWilliam HarveyRené DescartesRobert BoyleAntonie van LeeuwenhoekIsaac NewtonRobert HookeMaria Sibylla MerianMaria Winckelmann-KirchWilliam and Caroline HerschelMary SomervilleAnd much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book A Stargazer Is BornGalileo Studies with Florentine MonksThe University of PisaGalileo Calculates the Location of HellProfessor at the University of PisaUniversity of PaduaThe Catholic InquisitionKepler’s StarGalileo and Johannes KeplerThe Starry MessengerGalileo Meets Pope Paul VThe Inquisition Visits AgainDiscourse on the TidesA Meeting with Pope Urban VIIIThe AssayerDialogue Conce

Genres: History

187 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 28, 2019

Reviews

[Gerry O'Brien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough and informative

Although bought and presented as one volume, these are two distinct books. The "Scientific Revolution" is quite the entertaining introduction into some of the most creative minds that helped form our comprehension of our bodies, our world, and our universe. Some of their theories needed a bit of revision later on, but, especially considering these minds formulated these concepts 300 - 400 years ago, their accomplishments are astonishing.
The history of Galileo, who was included in "Scientific Revolution" is dealt with in detail in "The Life of Galileo Galilei". The man's genius and determination make his contributions to science astronomical.😉
Both of these books are well presented and worth reading for anyone interested in learning how mankind arrived to where we are today scientifically speaking. Thank heavens we have these predecessors shoulders to stand on.

[Janet B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Science especially galileo

The survey of scientific revolution was good; I DID not know these women scientists.
My knowledge of Galileo was scant,knowing only his interactions with the Inquisition. What surprised me so were his wide fields of study over such a long time.
I like these histories as combinations of both a survey and then an in-depth study of one significant person crucial to the time period.

T he bibliography is extensive and much appreciated.

[Joe Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first part of the book consists of very short and fairly dull sketches that look like they were sourced from Wikipedia. I'm sure they weren't, but it felt that way.
Fortunately the second half on Galileo was better written though still at a high school history level of writing. Possibly worth reading, but I think there are better options.