Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution

Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 1628
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ISBN-10 : 9781135582555
ISBN-13 : 1135582556
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution by : Wilbur Applebaum

Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution written by Wilbur Applebaum and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 1628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With unprecedented current coverage of the profound changes in the nature and practice of science in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe, this comprehensive reference work addresses the individuals, ideas, and institutions that defined culture in the age when the modern perception of nature, of the universe, and of our place in it is said to have emerged. Covering the historiography of the period, discussions of the Scientific Revolution's impact on its contemporaneous disciplines, and in-depth analyses of the importance of historical context to major developments in the sciences, The Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution is an indispensible resource for students and researchers in the history and philosophy of science.


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