The Cambridge History of Science
Volume 3. Early Modern Science
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- Katharine Park, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Lorraine Daston, Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin
- Date Published: September 2016
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- isbn: 9781107553668
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This volume is a comprehensive account of knowledge of the natural world in Europe, ca. 1500-1700. Often referred to as the Scientific Revolution, this period saw major transformations in fields as diverse as anatomy and astronomy, natural history and mathematics. Articles by leading specialists describe in clear, accessible prose supplemented by extensive bibliographies, how new ideas, discoveries, and institutions shaped the ways in which nature came to be studied, understood, and used.
Read more- The most comprehensive and in-depth account of the knowledge of nature in early modern Europe available in English
- The combination of clear prose and extensive bibliographies make the articles accessible to students, scholars, and specialists
- Transforms the traditional understanding of the Scientific Revolution by broadening the range of people, sites and activities associated with it
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"This book is an excellent source for current thinking on Early Modern Science. The chapters are writtten by the leading shcolars n their respective fields. This book, along with the rest of the Cambridge History of Science series, belongs in all academic and large public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual
See more reviews"The real value of the volume, in my eyes at least, is its contribution to _early modern_ history...The breadth and range of the volume is breathtaking and, hard as I tried, I could think of little that was lacking... virtually the entire social and cultural panorama of early modern society receives intelligent and sophisticated coverage...it should be mandatory reading for every early modernist, no matter his or her particular scholarly orientation." - H-German
"Individually the contributions to this volume are thoughtful, well-researched summations of the state of the art in their specific topical areas. As such they constitute a useful disciplinary resource for teachers but also mark the way for the next generation of extensions, revisioins and syntheses." - Jole Schakelford, University of Minnesota
"...a short review cannot do justice to the breadth of the individual essays or the volume as a whole. This work is as comprehensive as humanly possible on such a various, wide-ranging subject, and it would be unfair to mention lacunae." - Sixteenth Century Journal
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- Date Published: September 2016
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107553668
- length: 894 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 152 x 54 mm
- weight: 1.32kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
General editors' preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: the age of the new Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston
Part I. The New Nature:
2. Physics and foundations Daniel Garber
3. Scientific explanation Lynn S. Joy
4. The meanings of experience Peter Dear
5. Proof and persuasion Richard W. Serjeantson
Part II. Personae and Sites of Natural Knowledge:
6. The man of science Steven Shapin
7. Women of natural knowledge Londa Schiebinger
8. Markets, piazzas, and villages William Eamon
9. Homes and households Alix Cooper
10. Libraries and lecture halls Anthony Grafton
11. Courts and academies Bruce T. Moran
12. Anatomy theaters, botanical gardens, and natural history collections Paula Findlen
13. Laboratories Pamela H. Smith
14. Sites of military science and technology Kelly DeVries
15. Coffeehouses and print shops Adrian Johns
16. Networks of travel, correspondence, and exchange Steven J. Harris
Part III. Dividing the Study of Nature:
17. Natural philosophy Ann Blair
18. Medicine Harold J. Cook
19. Natural history Paula Findlen
20. Cosmography Klaus A. Vogel (translated by Alisha Rankin)
21. From alchemy to 'chymistry' William R. Newman
22. Magic Brian P. Copenhaver
23. Astrology H. Darrel Rutkin
24. Astronomy William Donahue
25. Acoustics and optics Paolo Mancosu
26. Mechanics Domenico Beroloni Meli
27. The mechanical arts Jim Bennett
28. Pure mathematics Kirsti Andersen and Henk J. M. Bos
Part IV. Cultural Meanings of Natural Knowledge:
29. Religion Rivka Feldhay
30. Literature Mary Baine Campbell
31. Art Carmen Niekrasz and Claudia Swan
32. Gender Dorinda Outram
33. European expansion and self-definition Klaus A. Vogel (translated by Alisha Rankin)
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