Voyaging in Strange Seas
The Great Revolution in Science
In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed--Luther's Reformation divided churches, and various discoveries revealed the ignorance of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment, and mathematical reasoning. This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and a meta…
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- ISBN: 978-0-300-21275-4
- EAN: 9780300212754
- Produktnummer: 17193264
- Verlag: Yale University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 344 S.
- Masse: H14.9 cm x B22.8 cm x D2.8 cm 562 g
- Gewicht: 562
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
David Knight is Emeritus Professor of History & Philosophy of Science, Durham University, and former editor of the British Journal for the History of Science. He lives in Durham, UK.
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