When and where did science begin? Historians have offered
different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian
observational astronomy, some to the speculations of natural
philosophers of ancient Greece. Others have opted for early modern
Europe, which saw the triumph of Copernicanism and the birth of
experimental science, while yet another view is that the appearance
of science was postponed until the nineteenth century.
Rather than posit a modern definition of science and search for
evidence of it in the past, the contributors to "Wrestling with
Nature" examine how students of nature themselves, in various
cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented
their work. The aim of each chapter is to explain the content,
goals, methods, practices, and institutions associated with the
investigation of nature and to articulate the strengths,
limitations, and boundaries of these efforts from the perspective
of the researchers themselves. With contributions from experts
representing different historical periods and different
disciplinary specializations, this volume offers a fresh
perspective on the history of science and on what it meant, in
other times and places, to wrestle with nature.
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