What Galileo Saw: Imagining the Scientific Revolution

by Lawrence Lipking

Book Overview

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century has often been called a decisive turning point in human history. It represents, for good or ill, the birth of modern science and modern ways of viewing the world. In What Galileo Saw, Lawrence Lipking offers a new perspective on how to understand what happened then, arguing that artistic imagination and creativity as much as rational thought played a critical role in creating new visions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501704397
• ISBN13: 9781501704390
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher