We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

The invention of science: a new history of the scientific revolution
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published:
New York : Harper, [2015].
Physical Desc:
xiv, 769 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Status:
South Natomas
509 W918 2015
Description

We live in a world transformed by scientific discovery. Yet today, science and its practitioners have come under political attack. In this fascinating history spanning continents and centuries, historian David Wootton offers a lively defense of science, revealing why the Scientific Revolution was truly the greatest event in our history. The Invention of Science goes back five hundred years in time to chronicle this crucial transformation, exploring the factors that led to its birth and the people who made it happen. Wootton argues that the Scientific Revolution was actually five separate yet concurrent events that developed independently, but came to intersect and create a new worldview. Here are the brilliant iconoclasts Galileo, Copernicus, Brahe, Newton, and many more curious minds from across Europe whose studies of the natural world challenged centuries of religious orthodoxy and ingrained superstition.

Also in This Series
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Carmichael
509 W918 2015
Due Mar 29, 2024
South Natomas
509 W918 2015
On Shelf
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Book
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061759529, 006175952x

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
We live in a world transformed by scientific discovery. Yet today, science and its practitioners have come under political attack. In this fascinating history spanning continents and centuries, historian David Wootton offers a lively defense of science, revealing why the Scientific Revolution was truly the greatest event in our history. The Invention of Science goes back five hundred years in time to chronicle this crucial transformation, exploring the factors that led to its birth and the people who made it happen. Wootton argues that the Scientific Revolution was actually five separate yet concurrent events that developed independently, but came to intersect and create a new worldview. Here are the brilliant iconoclasts Galileo, Copernicus, Brahe, Newton, and many more curious minds from across Europe whose studies of the natural world challenged centuries of religious orthodoxy and ingrained superstition.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Wootton, D. (2015). The invention of science: a new history of the scientific revolution. First U.S. edition. New York, Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Wootton, David, 1952-. 2015. The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution. New York, Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Wootton, David, 1952-, The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution. New York, Harper, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Wootton, David. The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution. First U.S. edition. New York, Harper, 2015.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
e67c0bd2-0aaf-bccf-06f1-6fe99c7f7f55
Go To GroupedWork

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeMar 22, 2024 07:11:45 PM
Last File Modification TimeMar 22, 2024 07:12:01 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMar 29, 2024 02:17:20 AM

MARC Record

LEADER02613cam 2200337Ii 4500
001sky279244896
003SKY
00520151211051244.0
008140706s2015    nyuabf   b    001 0 eng d
020 |a 9780061759529
020 |a 006175952x
040 |a BTCTA|b eng|e rda|c BTCTA|d BDX|d YDXCP|d OCO|d OI6|d IWE|d SKYRV
049 |a JRS
08204|a 509|2 23
099 |a 509 W918 2015
1001 |a Wootton, David,|d 1952-|e author.
24514|a The invention of science :|b a new history of the scientific revolution /|c David Wootton.
250 |a First U.S. edition.
264 1|a New York :|b Harper,|c [2015]
300 |a xiv, 769 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|b illustrations (some color), maps ;|c 24 cm
336 |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent.
337 |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia.
338 |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier.
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
5050 |a Introduction. Modern minds ; The idea of the scientific revolution -- Part One. The heavens and the earth: Inventing discovery ; Planet Earth -- Part Two. Seeing is believing: The mathematization of the world ; Gulliver's worlds -- Part Three. Making knowledge: Facts ; Experiments ; Laws ; Hypotheses/Theories ; Evidence and judgement -- Part Four. Birth of the modern: Machines ; The disenchantment of the world ; Knowledge is power -- In defiance of nature ; These postmodern days ; 'What do I know?'.
520 |a We live in a world transformed by scientific discovery. Yet today, science and its practitioners have come under political attack. In this fascinating history spanning continents and centuries, historian David Wootton offers a lively defense of science, revealing why the Scientific Revolution was truly the greatest event in our history. The Invention of Science goes back five hundred years in time to chronicle this crucial transformation, exploring the factors that led to its birth and the people who made it happen. Wootton argues that the Scientific Revolution was actually five separate yet concurrent events that developed independently, but came to intersect and create a new worldview. Here are the brilliant iconoclasts Galileo, Copernicus, Brahe, Newton, and many more curious minds from across Europe whose studies of the natural world challenged centuries of religious orthodoxy and ingrained superstition.
650 0|a Science|x History.
907 |a .b23904045
945 |y .i73031410|i 33029066447327|l carag|s -|k 03-29-24|u 18|x 1|w 1|v 28|t 3|z 12-09-15|o -
945 |y .i73118722|i 33029100589167|l natag|s -|k |u 13|x 1|w 1|v 21|t 3|z 12-30-15|o -
998 |e -|d a |f eng|a car|a nat