Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

Author/Contributor(s):	Principe, Lawrence M
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	05/19/2011
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This Very Short Introduction offers a short lively history of the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, exploring exciting discoveries in such fields as astronomy, geology, alchemy, chemistry, physics, medicine, anatomy, biology, and much more. The story is told from the perspective of the historical characters themselves--including Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and many others--emphasizing their background, context, reasoning, and motivations, and dispelling well-worn myths about the history of science.