Book ID: CBB001551963

Voyaging in Strange Seas: The Great Revolution in Science (2015)

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Knight, David M. (Author)


Yale University Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 344 pp.; ill.; index; bibl.
Language: English

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 metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesser-recognized officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal. Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and celebrate God's mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, this book tells a story as thrilling as any in human history.

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Authors & Contributors
Feola, Vittoria
Salomoni, David
Labellarte, Alberto
Hart, Marjolein 't
Greefs, Hilde
Wootton, David
Concepts
Science and religion
Science and society
Revolutions in science
Experimental method
Cosmology
Republic of Letters
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
Renaissance
15th century
Early modern
14th century
Places
Europe
Italy
Danube river
United States
Netherlands
Austria
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