The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent
investigations of the natural world that the period has been called
the 'Scientific Revolution.' New ideas and discoveries not only
redefined what human beings believed, knew, and could do, but also
forced them to redefine themselves with respect to the strange new
worlds revealed by ships and scalpels, telescopes and microscopes,
experimentation and contemplation. Driven by religious devotion, by
practical need, by the promise of fame and profit, or by the simple
desire to know, a broad range of thinkers and workers explored and
reconceptualized the world around them. Explanatory systems were
made, discarded, and remade by some of the best-known names in the
entire history of science - Copernicus, Galileo, Newton - and by
many others less recognized but no less important. In this Very
Short Introduction Lawrence M. Principe explores the exciting
developments in the sciences of the stars (astronomy, astrology,
and cosmology), the sciences of earth (geography, geology,
hydraulics, pneumatics), the sciences of matter and motion
(alchemy, chemistry, kinematics, physics), the sciences of life
(medicine, anatomy, biology, zoology), and much more. The story is
told from the perspective of the historical characters themselves,
emphasizing their background, context, reasoning, and motivations,
and dispelling well-worn myths about the history of science. ABOUT
THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford
University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get
ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
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