The Science of Nature in the Seventeenth Century: Patterns of Change in Early Modern Natural Philosophy

Book Overview

One of the hallmarks of the modern world has been the stunning rise of the natural sciences. The exponential expansion of scientific knowledge and the accompanying technology that so impact on our daily lives are truly remarkable. But what is often taken for granted is the enviable epistemic-credit rating of scientific knowledge: science is authoritative, science inspires confidence, science is right. Yet it has not always been so. In the seventeenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048169097
• ISBN13: 9789048169092
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"