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Archives of the Scientific Revolution - The Formation and Exchange of Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Europe (Hardcover, New)
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Archives of the Scientific Revolution - The Formation and Exchange of Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Europe (Hardcover, New)
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The seventeenth century in Western Europe remains the key time and
place for the development of modern science; the basic theme of
this book is what the nature of seventeenth-century archives can
tell us about this development, through a series of case studies
(Boyle, Galileo, Huygens, Newton included). Manuscript collections
created by the individuals and institutions who were responsible
for the scientific revolution offer valuable evidence of the
intellectual aspirations and working practices of the principal
protagonists. This volume is the first to explore such archives,
focusing on the ways in which ideas were formulated, stored and
disseminated, and opening up understanding of the process of
intellectual change. It analyses the characteristics andhistory of
the archives of such leading intellectuals as Robert Boyle, Galileo
Galilei, G.W. Leibniz, Isaac Newton and William Petty; also
considered are the new scientific institutions founded at the time,
the Royal Society andthe Academie des Sciences. In each case,
significant broader findings emerge concerning the nature and role
of such holdings; an introductory essay discusses the
interpretation and exploitation of archives. MICHAEL HUNTERis
Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Contributors: MICHAEL HUNTER, MASSIMO BUCCIANTINI, MARK GREENGRASS,
ROBERT A. HATCH, FRANCES HARRIS, JOELLA YODER, DOMENICO BERTOLONI
MELI, ROB ILIFFE, JAMES G.O'HARA, MORDECHAI FEINGOLD, CHRISTIANE
DEMEULENAERE-DOUYRE, DAVID STURDY
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