The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015].
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Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
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9780061759529, 9780061759536, 0061759538
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Ilsley Public Library - New Materials Area | 509.03 Wootton | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015].
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 769 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780061759529, 9780061759536, 0061759538
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-722) and index.
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"The Invention of Science goes back five hundred years in time to chronicle this crucial transformation, exploring the factors that led to its birth and the people who made it happen. Wootton argues that the Scientific Revolution was actually five separate yet concurrent events that developed independently, but came to intersect and create a new worldview. Here are the brilliant iconoclasts--Galileo, Copernicus, Brahe, Newton, and many more curious minds from across Europe--whose studies of the natural world challenged centuries of religious orthodoxy and ingrained superstition. From gunpowder technology, the discovery of the new world, movable type printing, perspective painting, and the telescope to the practice of conducting experiments, the laws of nature, and the concept of the fact, Wootton shows how these discoveries codified into a social construct and a system of knowledge"--,Provided by publisher.
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Wootton, D. (2015). The invention of science: a new history of the scientific revolution (First U.S. edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wootton, David, 1952-. 2015. The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wootton, David, 1952-. The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wootton, David. The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution First U.S. edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.
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