Book ID: CBB557444466

The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History (2015)

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For centuries, laymen and priests, lone thinkers and philosophical schools in Greece, China, the Islamic world and Europe reflected with wisdom and perseverance on how the natural world fits together. As a rule, their methods and conclusions, while often ingenious, were misdirected when viewed from the perspective of modern science. In the 1600s thinkers such as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Bacon and many others gave revolutionary new twists to traditional ideas and practices, culminating in the work of Isaac Newton half a century later. It was as if the world was being created anew. But why did this recreation begin in Europe rather than elsewhere? This book caps H. Floris Cohen's career-long effort to find answers to this classic question. Here he sets forth a rich but highly accessible account of what, against many odds, made it happen and why.

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Review Cormack, Lesley B. (2017) Review of "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 361-364). unapi

Review H. Floris Cohen (2017) Review of "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 373-380). unapi

Review Babak Ashrafi (2017) Review of "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 355-359). unapi

Review William Eamon (2017) Review of "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 365-372). unapi

Review Toby E. Huff (2016) Review of "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 289-291). unapi

Review Domenico Bertoloni Meli (2016) Review of "The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History". Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period (pp. 363-368). unapi

Review John Henry (2016) Review of "To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 809-817). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Huang Xing
Wang, Zheran
Denise Bottmann
Giannini, Giulia
Chabás, José
Knox-Johnston, Robin
Concepts
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Cross-cultural comparison
Astronomy
East Asia, civilization and culture
Western world, civilization and culture
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
Early modern
Modern
Renaissance
4th century
Places
China
Europe
Greece
Italy
Cambodia
England
Institutions
Cambridge University
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