Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution From Copernicus to Newton~tqw~ darksiderg

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Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton
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Release NotesFilling a hole in reference collections on the history of science, this tome
brings together a great collection of articles on the progress of scientific
discovery in the 16th and 17th centuries. The text, which considers the social
and philosophical climate of the period as well as the science itself, is
equally good at covering the concrete (such as institutions, people, and
instrumentation) and the abstract (such as theories, schools of thought, and
controversies). The 437 entries vary in length from just half a page to five
pages, and each has a short bibliography directing the reader to recent articles
and monographs as well as primary sources. Access to the entries is aided by a
60-page index, a detailed chronology, a topical/taxonomic outline of entries,
and cross references. Just under 40 percent of the articles cite a work by the
contributor, demonstrating that Applebaum (emeritus, history of science,
Illinois Univ. of Technology) was skilled at selecting accomplished scholars
from around the globe (though primarily from Europe and North America). Written
at a level accessible to the educated lay reader, this work will find a welcome
home in academic libraries and public libraries with larger science collections.

Table Of Contents

PREFACE viii
INTRODUCTION AND USER’S GUIDE x
TOPICAL OUTLINE xv
CHRONOLOGY xxii
CONTRIBUTORS xxxvi
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA 1
INDEX 1086

Product Details

* ISBN: 0815315031
* ISBN-13: 9780815315032
* Format: Hardcover, 800pp
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
* Pub. Date: January 2001
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