The Scientific Revolution Revisited

• Main Author: Teich, Mikuláš
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Open Book Publishers 2015
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: europe; European history; History; History and Archaeology; History of science; History of Science & Technology; History: specific events and topics; London; Mathematics and Science; Science; Science-History; Science: general issues; scientific revolution; seventeenth century; Social and cultural history; society; Technology-History; World history; révolution scientifique; scientific revolution; social change; époque moderne

"The Scientific Revolution Revisited brings Mikuláš Teich back to the great movement of thought and action that transformed European science and society in the seventeenth century. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarly experience in six penetrating chapters, Teich examines the ways of investigatin...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations Note on Terminology and Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1.: From Pre-classical to Classical Pursuits 2.: Experimentation and Quantification 3.: Institutionalisation of Science 4.: Truth(s) 5.: The Scientific Revolution: 6.: West and East European Contexts Epilogue References Index Back Matter
• Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Terminology and Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. From Pre-classical to Classical Pursuits -- 2. Experimentation and Quantification -- 3. Institutionalisation of Science -- 4. Truth(s) -- 5. The Scientific Revolution: The Big Picture -- 6. West and East European Contexts -- Epilogue -- References -- Index