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Book ID: CBB001181470

The Cambridge history of science: Vol. 3: Early modern science. (2006)

Daston, Lorraine J. (Editor)
Park, Katharine (Editor)

Cambridge University Press
Pages: 865

ISBN: 9780521572446

Publication Date: 2006
Physical Details: xxvii + 865 pp.; ill.
Language: English

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Science, general histories Science and Technology Science Science, general histories 16th century 17th century Early modern Europe

This is an account of knowledge of the natural world in Europe, ca. 1500-1700. Referred to as the Scientific Revolution, this period saw major transformations in various fields such as anatomy, astronomy & natural history.

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Description 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. II.; Personae and sites of natural knowledge.; The man of science /; Steven Shapin --; Women of natural knowledge /; Londa Schiebinger --; Markets, piazzas, and villages /; William Eamon --; Homes and households /; Alix Cooper --; Libraries and lecture halls /; Anthony Grafton --; Courts and academies /; Bruce T. Moran --; Anatomy theaters, botanical gardens, and natural history collections /; Paula Findlen --; Laboratories /; Pamela H. Smith --; Sites of military science and technology /; Kelly Devries --; Coffeehouses and print shops /; Adrian Johns --; Networks of travel, correspondence, and exchange /; Steven J. Harris --; pt. III.; Dividing the study of nature.; Natural philosophy /; Ann Blair --; Medicine /; Harold J. Cook --; Natural history /; Paula Findlen --; Cosmography /; Klaus A. Vogel --; From alchemy to "chymistry" /; William R. Newman --; Magic /; Brian P. Copenhaver --; Astrology /; H. Darrel Rutkin --; Astronomy /; William Donahue --; Acoustics and optics /; Paolo Mancosu --; Mechanics /; Domenico Bertoloni Meli --; The mechanical arts /; Jim Bennett --; Pure mathematics /; Kirsti Andersen and Henk J.M. Bos.; 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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Chapter Smith, Pamela H. (2006) Laboratories. In: The Cambridge history of science: Vol. 3: Early modern science. (pp. 290-305). unapi

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