"Ingenuity in the Making explores the myriad ways in which ingenuity shaped the experience and conceptualization of materials and their manipulation in early modern Europe. Contributions range widely across the arts and sciences, examining objects and texts, professions and perf…
A rich and multi-faceted history of heroes and villains interwoven with the profound changes in human knowledge that took place between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.--But these these thinkers were steeped in--and drew from--intellectual traditions that might surprise us…
Spanning some of the most vibrant and fascinating eras in European history, Wilson reveals a society filled with an ardent desire for knowledge and astounding discoveries and the fantastic discoveries that flowered from it. But often this knowledge was based on folk religions wi…
"A.C. Crombie was one of the best known writers on the history of Science. Science, Optics and Music in Medieval and Early Modern Thought brings together a coherent body of essays that complement his books and are of independent value. A.C. Crombie traces general themes in the d…
"A.C. Crombie was one of the best known writers on the history of Science. Science, Optics and Music in Medieval and Early Modern Thought brings together a coherent body of essays that complement his books and are of independent value. A.C. Crombie traces general themes in the d…
This heavily revised third edition of an award-winning text offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why. Including coverage of central scientific figures including Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton and Bacon. This new edition gives greater treatme…
This volume provides a documentary history of perhaps the most significant event in human history - the Scientific Revolution. Using primary sources to discover the conceptual and institutional foundations of modern science, the reader explores the worlds of science and religion…