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The Scientific Revolution: An Encyclopedia

By William E. Burns

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2001
ISBN
0874368758, 9780874368758
Open Library ID
OL11120510M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3398886 bytes)
Series
History of Science
Edition
1
Pages
406\406
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Many are familiar with the ideas of Copernicus, Descartes, and Galileo. But here the reader is also introduced to lesser known ideas and contributors to the Scientific Revolution, such as the mathematical Bernoulli Family and Andreas Vesalius, whose anatomical charts revolutionized the study of the human body. More marginal characters include the magician Robert Fludd. The encyclopedia also discusses subjects like Arabic science and the bizarre history of blood transfusions, and institutions like the Universities of Padua and Leiden, which were dominant forces in academic medicine and science.

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