To explain the world the discovery of modern science
"Weinberg takes us across centuries from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not unders...
| Main Author: | Weinberg, Steven, 1933- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Harper,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Weinberg takes us across centuries from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not understand what we understand about the world--they did not understand what there is to understand, or how to understand it. Yet over the centuries, through the struggle to solve such mysteries as the curious backward movement of the planets and the rise and fall of the tides, the modern discipline of science eventually emerged"--Amazon.com. Presents a commentary on the history of science that examines historic clashes and collaborations between science and the competing realms of religion, technology, poetry, mathematics, and philosophy. |
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-393) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0062346652 (hardcover) 9780062346650 (hardcover) |