Minerva Meets Vulcan: Scientific and Technological Literature - 1450-1750

by Wolfgang Lefèvre

Book Overview

This book offers a comprehensive study and account of the co-evolution of technological and scientific literature in the early modern period (1450-1750). It examines the various relationships of these literatures in six areas of knowledge - Architecture, Chemistry, Gunnery, Mechanical Engineering, Mining, and Practical Mathematics - which represent the main types of advanced technological and scientific knowledge of the era. These six fields of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030730840
• ISBN13: 9783030730840
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"