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    The Scientific Revolution: The Essential Readings

    By Marcus Hellyer

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    About this ebook

    This book introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

    • Introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
    • Covers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy.
    • Represents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative.
    • Presents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the Scientific Revolution.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 15, 2008
    ISBN9780470754771
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