The Cambridge history of science. Volume 3, Early modern science / edited by Katharine Park, Lorrain...
The Cambridge history of science. Volume 3, Early modern science / edited by Katharine Park, Lorrain...
The Cambridge history of science. Volume 3, Early modern science / edited by Katharine Park, Lorraine Daston. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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English
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1 online resource (xxvii, 865 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Introduction : the age of the new / Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston -- pt. I. The new nature. Physics and foundations / Daniel Garber -- Scientific explanation from formal causes to laws of nature / Lynn S. Joy -- The meanings of experience / Peter Dear -- Proof and persuasion / R.W. Serjeantson...
pt. IV.
Cultural meanings of natural knowledge.
Religion /
Rivka Feldhay --
Literature /
Mary Baine Campbell --
Art /
Carmen Niekrasz and Claudia Swan --
Gender /
Dorinda Outram --
European expansion and self-definition /
Klaus A. Vogel.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
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 bibliog...
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The Cambridge history of science. Volume 3, Early modern science / edited by Katharine Park, Lorraine Daston. [electronic resource]
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The Cambridge history of science
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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English
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74VKVZRzWEvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRzWEvA
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ISBN
1-139-05401-5
1-316-34496-7
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509.409031
MMS ID
991023970912802626
