Lawrence M. Principe takes a fresh approach to the story of the scientific revolution, emphasising the historical context of the society and its world viewat the time. From astronomy to alchemy and medicine to geology, he tells thisfascinating story from the perspective of the historical characters involved. INDICE: Introduction: science and natural philosophy; 1: New worlds and old worlds; 2: The connected world; 3: The superlunar world; 4: The sublunar world; 5: The microcosm and the living world; 6: The artificial world; 7: Building a world of science; Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956741-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 144
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés