This is a concise but wide-ranging account of all aspects of the Scientific Revolution from astronomy to zoology. The third edition has been thoroughly updated, and some sections revised and extended, to take into account the latest scholarship and research and new developments in historiography.

A new edition of one of the most successful and established textbooks in the field
New developments in historiography
Features an extensive annotated bibliography to aid study

Autorentext
JOHN HENRY is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements.- Acknowledgements for the Third Edition.- The Scientific Revolution and the Historiography of Science.- Renaissance and Revolution.- The Scientific Method.- Magic and the Origins of Modern Science.- The Mechanical Philosophy.- Religion and Science.- Science and the Wider Culture.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Glossary.- Index.