The scientific revolution in global perspective / by William E. Burns.
- Burns, William E., 1959-
- Date:
- [2016]
- Books
About this work
Description
"This is the first book to put the scientific revolution, its causes and effects, in a global context. It breaks with the Eurocentric tradition of previous scientific revolution surveys to fully reimagine the emergence of modern science as a process on a world scale. It has maps that for the first time situate the scientific revolution geographically"--Provided by publisher.
Publication/Creation
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Physical description
xv, 198 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of colour plates : illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm
Contributors
Contents
List of maps -- The old regime in science -- The ancients and the moderns -- New worlds of science -- Astronomy and physics from Copernicus to Newton -- Religion in the scientific revolution -- Cultures and institutions of the scientific revolution -- Science and society -- The scientific revolution in the colonial world -- The scientific revolution in Asia -- Conclusion: The scientific revolution in world history.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineAB /BUROpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780199989331
- 0199989338