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The Rise of Scientific Europe, 1500-1800
Deals with the growth of science throughout Europe, from 1500 to 1800. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the history of science, covering instead such topics as scientific societies, science education and communication. It includes the Copernican and Newtonian revolutions. This book is designed to be of interest to Open Universty undergraduates specializing in arts and science or as a background book for teachers of science or students of history.
416 pages, Paperback
First published November 21, 1991
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April 10, 2018
After the briefest of mentions of Chinese and Islamic science before around 1200, this book launches into a very detailed look at Renaissance and Enlightenment European science, starting (almost inevitably) with Copernicus.
Then we're off on a series of divers topics, usually situated in one specific place including Iberian navigation, central European mining and geology and the like.
Warning: the chapters are not ordered chronological, the book moves geographically and by discipline first and foremost - but that does not damage the narrative.
Then we're off on a series of divers topics, usually situated in one specific place including Iberian navigation, central European mining and geology and the like.
Warning: the chapters are not ordered chronological, the book moves geographically and by discipline first and foremost - but that does not damage the narrative.
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