Encyclopedia Of The Scientific Revolution

Author : Wilbur Applebaum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1628 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135582555

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Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution by Wilbur Applebaum Pdf

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.

Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781576075340

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The Scientific Revolution by William E. Burns Pdf

An encyclopedic collection of key scientists and the tools and concepts they developed that transformed our understanding of the physical world. Many are familiar with the ideas of Copernicus, Descartes, and Galileo. But here the reader is also introduced to lesser known ideas and contributors to the Scientific Revolution, such as the mathematical Bernoulli Family and Andreas Vesalius, whose anatomical charts revolutionized the study of the human body. More marginal characters include the magician Robert Fludd. The encyclopedia also discusses subjects like Arabic science and the bizarre history of blood transfusions, and institutions like the Universities of Padua and Leiden, which were dominant forces in academic medicine and science.

Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Science
ISBN : OCLC:1303903719

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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn Pdf

Author : Jacob Darwin Hamblin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781851096701

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Science in the Early Twentieth Century by Jacob Darwin Hamblin Pdf

The first A–Z resource on the history of science from 1900 to 1950 examining the dynamic between science and the social, political, and cultural forces of the era. Though many books have highlighted the great scientific discoveries of the early 1900s, few have tackled the wider context in which these milestones were achieved. Science in the Early Twentieth Century covers everything from quantum physics to penicillin and more, including all the major scientific developments of the period, detailing not only the scientists and their work, but also the social and political forces that dominated the scientific agenda. Over 200 A–Z entries chronicle the landmark scientific discoveries and personalities of the period, including such scientific giants as Albert Einstein and Marie Curie. Placing science firmly within its cultural context, this thoroughly researched, accessible resource takes a uniquely interdisciplinary approach, making it an invaluable text for scientists, educators, students, and the general reader.

Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781576078877

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Science in the Enlightenment by William E. Burns Pdf

The first introductory A–Z resource on the dynamic achievements in science from the late 1600s to 1820, including the great minds behind the developments and science's new cultural role. Though the Enlightenment was a time of amazing scientific change, science is an often-neglected facet of that time. Now, Science in the Enlightenment redresses the balance by covering all the major scientific developments in the period between Newton's discoveries in the late 1600s to the early 1800s of Michael Faraday and Georges Cuvier. Over 200 A-Z entries explore a range of disciplines, including astronomy and medicine, scientists such as Sir Humphry Davy and Benjamin Franklin, and instruments such as the telescope and calorimeter. Emphasis is placed on the role of women, and proper attention is given to the shifts in the worldview brought about by Newtonian physics, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier's "chemical revolution," and universal systems of botanical and zoological classification. Moreover, the social impact of science is explored, as well as the ways in which the work of scientists influenced the thinking of philosophers such as Voltaire and Denis Diderot and the writers and artists of the romantic movement.

Author : Lawrence Principe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199567416

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The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Lawrence Principe Pdf

Lawrence M. Principe takes a fresh approach to the story of the scientific revolution, emphasising the historical context of the society and its world view at the time. From astronomy to alchemy and medicine to geology, he tells this fascinating story from the perspective of the historical characters involved.

Author : Margaret J. Osler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521667909

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Rethinking the Scientific Revolution by Margaret J. Osler Pdf

This collection reconsiders canonical figures and the formation of disciplinary boundaries during the Scientific Revolution.

Author : Wilbur Applebaum
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313323140

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The Scientific Revolution and the Foundations of Modern Science by Wilbur Applebaum Pdf

Presents a history of science during the Renaissance, introducing the key figures of the period such as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton, and discussing how their discoveries led to the emergence of modern science.

Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015066440804

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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn Pdf

Author : Charles William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Science
ISBN : CHI:11712111

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International Encyclopedia of Unified Science by Charles William Morris Pdf

Author : Eric G. Swedin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781851095292

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Science in the Contemporary World by Eric G. Swedin Pdf

This work is a unique introductory A–Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age. An authoritative reference survey of the modern age of scientific discovery, Science in the Contemporary World is a scholarly yet accessible chronicle of scientific achievement from the discovery of penicillin to the latest developments in space exploration and cloning. Over 200 A–Z entries cover the full spectrum of contemporary science, with emphasis on its diverse nature. Within the last 50 years, medicine has eradicated the killer disease smallpox, but primarily because the virus can live only in humans. Space probes have revealed that on Europa, a moon of Jupiter, an ice-capped ocean with the potential to support life probably exists. Marvels from animal psychology and deep-sea exploration are also explored extensively.

Author : Wilbur Applebaum
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1298 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135582562

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Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution by Wilbur Applebaum Pdf

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.

Author : Steven Shapin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226398488

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The Scientific Revolution by Steven Shapin Pdf

This scholarly and accessible study presents “a provocative new reading” of the late sixteenth- and seventeenth-century advances in scientific inquiry (Kirkus Reviews). In The Scientific Revolution, historian Steven Shapin challenges the very idea that any such a “revolution” ever took place. Rejecting the narrative that a new and unifying paradigm suddenly took hold, he demonstrates how the conduct of science emerged from a wide array of early modern philosophical agendas, political commitments, and religious beliefs. In this analysis, early modern science is shown not as a set of disembodied ideas, but as historically situated ways of knowing and doing. Shapin shows that every principle identified as the modernizing essence of science—whether it’s experimentalism, mathematical methodology, or a mechanical conception of nature—was in fact contested by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century practitioners with equal claims to modernity. Shapin argues that this contested legacy is nevertheless rightly understood as the origin of modern science, its problems as well as its acknowledged achievements. This updated edition includes a new bibliographic essay featuring the latest scholarship. “An excellent book.” —Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review

Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199989338

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The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective by William E. Burns Pdf

"This is the first book to put the scientific revolution, its causes and effects, in a global context. It breaks with the Eurocentric tradition of previous scientific revolution surveys to fully reimagine the emergence of modern science as a process on a world scale. It has maps that for the first time situate the scientific revolution geographically"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Carolyn Merchant
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780062956743

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The Death of Nature by Carolyn Merchant Pdf

UPDATED 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH 2020 PREFACE An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women.