The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.
The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.
The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.
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Publisher
London Allen Lane, 2015.
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G 2015/3305
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 769 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Modern Minds -- 2.The Idea of the Scientific Revolution -- pt. ONE The Heavens and the Earth -- 3.Inventing Discovery -- 4.Planet Earth no -- pt. TWO Seeing is Believing -- 5.The Mathematization of the World -- 6.Gulliver's Worlds -- pt. THREE Making Knowledge -- 7...
Publication information
Publisher
London Allen Lane, 2015.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Science
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Summary
We live in a world made by science. How and when did this happen? This book tells the story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural revolution that gave birth to modern science, and mounts a major challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of its history. Before 1492 it was assumed that all significant knowledge was already available; there was n...
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The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ebook version 9780141916774.
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G 2015/3305
Record Identifier
74VKRKKG36pb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRKKG36pb
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ISBN
1846142105
9781846142109
DDC
509
MMS ID
991023085019702626
