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The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period has been called the "Scientific Revolution." New ideas and discoveries not only redefined what human beings believed, knew, and could do, but also forced them to redefine themselves with respect to the strange new worlds revealed by ships and scalpels, telescopes and microscopes, experimentation and contemplation. Explanatory systems were made, discarded, and remade by some of the most renowned figures in the history of science—such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton—as well as by many others who, while less recognized, were no less important. In this Very Short Introduction, Lawrence M. Principe explores the exciting developments in various scientific fields: the sciences of the stars (astronomy, astrology, and cosmology), the sciences of the earth (geography, geology, hydraulics, pneumatics), the sciences of matter and motion (alchemy, chemistry, kinematics, physics), the sciences of life (medicine, anatomy, biology, zoology), and much more. The story is told from the perspective of the historical figures themselves, emphasizing their background, context, reasoning,

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Author

Lawrence M. Principe

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199567416

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Technology, Science

Rating

3.88 / 5 (101 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13