Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge and Its Ambitions, 1500-1700

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pp. 208, “Where did science come from? Historian of science Peter Dear examines the transitional period in detail in the slim Revolutionizing the Sciences. Designed as a textbook, its organisation should appeal to general readers as well. Dense but accessible, Dear’s prose encourages the reader to abandon preconceptions about medieval and Renaissance scientific understanding and investigation. Dear hopes to show that the Scientific Revolution, though vitally important, was actually a natural development from preceding philosophical thinking, and his arguments are compelling. “

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ISBN 0691088608
ISBN13 9780691088600
Number of pages 208
Original Title Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge and Its Ambitions, 1500-1700
Published Date 2001
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Princeton
Edition Third
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pp. 208, “Where did science come from? Historian of science Peter Dear examines the transitional period in detail in the slim Revolutionizing the Sciences. Designed as a textbook, its organisation should appeal to general readers as well. Dense but accessible, Dear’s prose encourages the reader to abandon preconceptions about medieval and Renaissance scientific understanding and investigation. Dear hopes to show that the Scientific Revolution, though vitally important, was actually a natural development from preceding philosophical thinking, and his arguments are compelling. “

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Weight 1 kg