Ingenious Pursuits - Building the Scientific Revolution (Paperback)

In this fascinating look at the European scientific advances of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, historian Lisa Jardine demonstrates that the pursuit of knowledge occurs not in isolation, but rather in the lively interplay and frequently cutthroat competition between creative minds.

The great thinkers of that extraordinary age, including Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, and Christopher Wren, are shown in the context in which they lived and worked. We learn of the correspondences they kept with their equally passionate colleagues and come to understand the unique collaborative climate that fostered virtuoso discoveries in the areas of medicine, astronomy, mathematics, biology, chemistry, botany, geography, and engineering.  Ingenious Pursuits brilliantly chronicles the true intellectual revolution that continues to shape our very understanding of ourselves, and of the world around us.

General

Imprint:	Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	December 2000
Authors:	Lisa Jardine
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-385-72001-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-385-72001-7
Barcode:	9780385720014

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