The Scientific Revolution

by Shapin, Steven
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ISBN: 9780226398341
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"There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it." With this provocative and apparently paradoxical claim, Steven Shapin begins his bold, vibrant exploration of the origins of the modern scientific worldview, now updated with a new bibliographic essay featuring the latest scholarship.

"An excellent book."--Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review

"Timely and highly readable. . . . A book which every scientist curious about our predecessors should read."--Trevor Pinch, New Scientist

"Shapin's account is informed, nuanced, and articulated with clarity. . . . This is not to attack or devalue science but to reveal its richness as the human endeavor that it most surely is. . . . Shapin's book is an impressive achievement."--David C. Lindberg, Science

"It's hard to believe that there could be a more accessible, informed or concise account. . . . The Scientific Revolution should be a set text in all the disciplines. And in all the indisciplines, too."--Adam Phillips, London Review of Books
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Shapin, Steven
  • ISBN: 9780226398341
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.70
  • Number Of Pages: 256
  • Publication Year: 2018

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