Scientific Revolution

Name: Scientific Revolution
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ISBN: 9780226750217

ISBN-10: 0226750213

ISBN-13: 9780226750217

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Steven Shapin

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"There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it." With this provocative and apparently paradoxical claim, Steven Shapin begins his bold vibrant exploration of the origins of the modern scientific worldview. "Shapin's account is informed, nuanced, and articulated with clarity. . . . This is not to attack or devalue science but to reveal its richness as the human endeavor that it most surely is. . . .Shapin's book is an impressive achievement."--David C. Lindberg, Science "Shapin has used the crucial 17th century as a platform for presenting the power of science-studies approaches. At the same time, he has presented the period in fresh…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/14/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

List of Illustrations Photo Credits Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Was Known? 2. How Was It Known? 3. What Was the Knowledge For? Bibliographic Essay Index