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Zusatztext The integration of the global context is both convincing and seamless, creating an inviting narrative from which students will gain new perspective on the history of science and, in doing so, a new appreciation for the origins of the global, technological world around them." Informationen zum Autor William Burns is a historian who lives in the Washington, DC metro area with interests in the early modern world and the history of science. His previous works include: The Scientific Revolution: An Encyclopedia (2001); Science in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia (2003); Science and Technology in Colonial America (2005) and Science in World History (2011). Klappentext This is the only book on the Scientific Revolution that incorporates a world history perspective. Zusammenfassung In The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective, William Burns places the Scientific Revolution, its causes and effects, in a global context. It breaks with the Eurocentric tradition of previous surveys to fully reimagine the emergence of modern science on a global scale. Based on cutting-edge scholarship, Burns fluidly integrates the history of the Scientific Revolution in a convincing and seamless fashion, providing the reader with a new appreciation for the origins of the global, technological world around them. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter One: The Old Regime in Science; Chapter Two: The Ancients and the Moderns; Chapter Three: New Worlds of Science; Chapter Four: Astronomy and Physics from Copernicus to Newton; Chapter Five: Religion in the Scientific Revolution; Chapter Six: Cultures and Institutions of the Scientific Revolution; Chapter Seven: Science and Society; Chapter Eight: The Scientific Revolution in the Colonial World; Chapter Nine: The Scientific Revolution in Asia; Conclusion: The Scientific Revolution in World History ...
