Voyaging in Strange Seas The Great Revolution in Science 1st Edition by David Knight 9780300173796 0300173792

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ISBN 10: 0300173792

ISBN 13: 9780300173796

Author: David Knight

In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed—Luther’s Reformation divided churches, and various discoveries revealed the ignorance of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment, and mathematical reasoning.
This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and a metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesser-recognized officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal. Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and celebrate God’s mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, this book tells a story as thrilling as any in human history.

Table of contents:

1 Voyaging in Strange Seas

2 The Deep Roots of Modern Science

3 Refining Common Sense: The New Philosophy

4 Looking Up to Heaven: Mathematics and Telescopes

5 Interrogating Nature: The Use of Experiment

6 Through Nature to Nature’s God: The Two Books

7 Sharing the Vision: Scientific Societies

8 Life Is Short, Science Long: The Healing Art

9 Making Things Better: Practical Science

10 The Ladder of Creation: The Rise of Natural History

11 A Global Perspective: Exploring and Measuring

12 Enlightenment: Leisure, Electricity and Chemistry

13 Revolution, Evolution: How, Then, Did Science Grow?

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