Archives of the Scientific Revolution - The Formation and Exchange of Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Europe (Hardcover, New)

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

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Michael Hunter
Contributors:	Christiane Demeulenaere-Douyere • Domenico Bertoloni Meli (Contributor) • Frances Harris • James G O'Hara • Joella G. Yoder (Contributor) • Mark Greengrass • Massimo Bucciantini • Michael Hunter • Mordechai Feingold (Contributor)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	221
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-85115-553-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Promotions
LSN:	0-85115-553-7
Barcode:	9780851155531

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