Revolutionizing the sciences: european knowledge and its ambitions, 1500-1700
Auteur :
Dear, Peter
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691142067
Date de publication :
6 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
342 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From Copernicus, who put the earth in orbit around the sun, to Isaac Newton, who gave the world universal gravitation, the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries transformed the way Europeans understood their world. This book offers an introduction to the origins of modern science for students and general readers.