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Controversies within the scientific revolution / edited by Marcelo Dascal, Victor D. Boantza.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Controversies ; v. 11.
- Controversies (CVS) ; v. 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science, Renaissance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (294 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From the beginning of the Scientific Revolution around the late sixteenth century to its final crystallization in the early eighteenth century, hardly an observational result, an experimental technique, a theory, a mathematical proof, a methodological principle, or the award of recognition and reputation remained unquestioned for long. The essays collected in this book examine the rich texture of debates that comprised the Scientific Revolution from which the modern conception of science emerged. Were controversies marginal episodes, restricted to certain fields, or were they the rule in the m
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Astronomy and mechanics
- pt. 2. Light and gravity
- pt. 3. Physiology and vitalism
- pt. 4. Human sciences and theology.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613359957
- 9781283359955
- 1283359952
- 9789027282545
- 9027282544
- OCLC:
- 767502486
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