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The Scientific Revolution in National Context

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Scientific Revolution in National Context
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Roy Porter
Edited by Mikulas Teich
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 159
Category/GenreHistory of science
ISBN/Barcode 9780521395106
ClassificationsDewey:509
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 September 1992
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The 'scientific revolution' of the sixteenth and seventeenth century continues to command attention in historical debate. Controversy still rages about the extent to which it was essentially a 'revolution of the mind', or how far it must also be explained by wider considerations. In this volume, leading scholars of early modern science argue the importance of specifically national contexts for understanding the transformation in natural philosophy between Copernicus and Newton. Distinct political, religious, cultural, and linguistic formations shaped scientific interests and concerns differently in each European state and explain different levels of scientific intensity. Questions of institutional development, and of the transmission of scientific ideas, are also addressed. The emphasis upon national determinants makes this volume an entirely original contribution to the study of the Scientific Revolution.

Reviews

'In this successful formula the subject is essentially treated by specialists on a national basis, this volume offering France (L. W. Brockliss), the German Lands (William Clark), the Low Countries (Harold Cook), Poland (Jerzy Dobrzycki), Iberia (David Goodman), England (John Henry), Bohemia (Josef Smolka), Sweden (Sven Widmalm), Italy (Mario Biagoli), and Scotland (Paul Wood), as well as an editorial introduction.' Archives