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The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe

By Arthur Koestler

Book information

Publisher
Penguin UK
Year
2017
ISBN
9780141394541, 0141394544
Google Books ID
VXoYDgAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3411149 bytes)
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Pages
592\0
Time added
2024-10-10 09:49:28

Description

Arthur Koestler's extraordinary history of humanity's changing vision of the universe In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koestler cuts through the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He shows how the tragic split between science and religion arose and how, in particular, the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. He also provides vivid and judicious pen-portraits of a string of great scientists and makes clear the role that political bias and unconscious prejudice played in their creativity.

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