Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge in Transition, 1500-1700 - 9781352003130

This heavily revised third edition of an award-winning text offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why. Including coverage of central scientific figures including Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton and Bacon. This new edition gives greater treatment of alchemy and associate craft activities to reflect trends in ongoing scholarship. Reflecting on the origins of scientific practice in early modern Europe, Peter Dear traces the revolution in thought that changed the natural world from something to be contemplated into something to be used.

• | Author: Peter Dear
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Dec 03, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 220 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 1352003139
• | ISBN-13: 9781352003130