The Scientific Revolution - (ABC-Clio's History of Science (Hardcover)) by William E Burns (Hardcover)

About the Book

An encyclopedic collection of key scientists and the tools and concepts they developed that transformed our understanding of the physical world.
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.

• Includes over 200 A-Z entries covering topics ranging from Gregorian reform of the calendar to Thomas Hobbes, navigation, thermometers, and the trial of Galileo
• Provides a chronology of the scientific revolution from the founding of the Casa de la Contratacion, a repository of navigational and cartographic knowledge, in 1503, to the death of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in 1727

Book Synopsis

An encyclopedic collection of key scientists and the tools and concepts they developed that transformed our understanding of the physical world.

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.

Review Quotes

"A good resource for public as well as college and research libraries." --Library Journal

"It is recommended for high school, undergraduate, and large public libraries." --Booklist

"This book is one of the few to present brief essays with illustrations concerning the state of science and technology and the major figures and their times in one volume for reference. . . . It is well illustrated and attractively formatted. For high school and undergraduate libraries." --Choice

"An attractive reference work that discusses the personalities, ideas, and instruments that comprised this era. . . . Has an edge in readability and cost and will be a solid addition to many collections." --American Reference Books Annual

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