Screen LibraryThe scientific revolution in global perspective /
"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 fi...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"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. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 198 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references(pages 177-182) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780199989331 (paperback : acid-free paper) 0199989338 (paperback : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | Q125 |
| CLC: |
K02 N09 |
| Call Number: | N09/B967 |
| 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. |