Science and the marketplace in early modern Italy / Brendan Dooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dooley, Brendan Maurice, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in science--Italy--History--17th century.

Communication in science.

Science news--Italy--History--17th century.

Science news.

History.

Italy.

Physical Description:

xvii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2001]

Summary:

In this book, Brendan Dooley examines Italian scientific communications in early modern history. He demonstrates that Italian science between the age of Galileo and the age of Galvani and Volta underwent two revolutions. While the methodological innovations of the time have received copious attention, Dooley is concerned with the revolution in published communicatons, which has hardly been studied at all. What his innovative research shows, in sum, is that the accomplishments of Galvani and Volta were not based upon a cultural void, but rather a century and a half of fervid activity aiming to consolidate the accomplishments of Galileo, reinforce scientific institutions, establish observation and experiment as the dominant methodology, and improve science's public relations. This process challenged traditional institutional hierarchies of specialized knowledge and had far-reaching, interdisciplinary implications for the development of universities, the profession of university science researcher, the academies, and even state government.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

073910232X

OCLC:

45248241