{"product_id":"the-scientific-revolution-isbn-9780631236290","title":"The Scientific Revolution","description":"This book introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the Scientific Revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction: What was the Scientific Revolution? Marcus Hellyer (Brandeis University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Traditional Narrative of The Scientific Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Riseof Modern Science: When and Why?: R. Hooykaas (Late of University of Utrecht).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Competing Disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Copernicans and the Churches: Robert S. Westman (University of California at San Diego).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Experimental Philosophy and Its Institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePump and Circumstance: Robert Boyle’s Literary Technology: Steven Shapin (University of California at San Deigo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Mechanical Philosophy and Its Appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Mechanical Microcosm: Bodily Passions, Good Manners, and Cartesian Mechanism: Peter Dear (Cornell University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Revolution in Natural History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural History and the Emblematic World View: William B. Ashworth, Jr. (University of Missouri, Kansas City).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Medicine and Alchemy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chemical Philosophy and the Scientific Revolution: Allen G. Debus (University of Chicago).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Newtonian Achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Newtonian Revolution: I. Bernard Cohen (Harvard University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Scientific Revolution and The Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Origins of the First Industrial Revolution: Margaret C. Jacob (University of California, Los Angeles).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. A Dissenting View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe-Centering the ‘Big Picture’: \u003ci\u003eThe Origins Of Modern Science\u003c\/i\u003e and the Modern Origins of Science: Andrew Cunningham (University of Cambridge) and Perry Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  “A well-selected and thoughtful collection of some of the most important recent articles on the Scientific Revolution. This volume will provide a welcome and much-needed tool for introducing readers to this important period.” \u003ci\u003eAlix Cooper, SUNY–Stony Brook\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Rumors that the Scientific Revolution is ‘dead’ belie its staggering resilience. Hellyer's volume insists that something significant happened in early modern Europe, something – by whatever name – that speaks to global change as well as ‘Modern’ and ‘Western.’ Concise and accessible, the volume draws together excellent secondary sources framed by useful introductions.” \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Hatch, University of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHellyer's choice of material is well conceived, coherent and admirably presented: a reader can ask for no more.\" \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of the Classical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarcus Hellyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Dibner Assistant Professor for the History of Science at Brandeis University where he teaches broadly on the history of science. He has written articles on the Scientific Revolution and is completing a book on Jesuit science in Germany in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.  The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed a fundamental transformation in how nature was understood and studied, a transformation which came to be known as the Scientific Revolution. This book introduces students to the best recent writings on this important era in the history of science. It presents innovative work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the Scientific Revolution, as well as seminal work by an older generation of scholars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e The volume opens with a substantial editorial essay outlining the most important developments in approaches to the Scientific Revolution over the past two decades. The readings themselves embrace a wide range of subjects, including astronomy, natural history, alchemy, medicine, and technology. Each one is preceded by a short introduction, setting the material in context. The book concludes with an essay which rejects the notion of the Scientific Revolution entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990336651493,"sku":"NP9780631236290","price":147.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631236290.jpg?v=1761787410","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-scientific-revolution-isbn-9780631236290","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}