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The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts
Edward Grant
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paperback. This 1997 book views the substantive achievements of the Middle Ages as they relate to early modern science. Series Editor(s): Basalla, George; Hannaway, Owen. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Contrary to prevailing opinion, the roots of modern science were planted in the ancient and medieval worlds long before the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Indeed, that revolution would have been inconceivable without the cumulative antecedent efforts of three great civilisations: Greek, Islamic, and Latin. With the scientific riches it derived by translation from Greco-Islamic sources in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Christian Latin civilisation of Western Europe began the last leg of the intellectual journey that culminated in a scientific revolution that transformed the world. The factors that produced this unique achievement are found in the ... Read more
Contrary to prevailing opinion, the roots of modern science were planted in the ancient and medieval worlds long before the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Indeed, that revolution would have been inconceivable without the cumulative antecedent efforts of three great civilisations: Greek, Islamic, and Latin. With the scientific riches it derived by translation from Greco-Islamic sources in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Christian Latin civilisation of Western Europe began the last leg of the intellectual journey that culminated in a scientific revolution that transformed the world. The factors that produced this unique achievement are found in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Studies in the History of Science
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521567626
SKU
KSK0000568
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