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Voyaging in Strange Seas The Great Revolution in Science

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By: Richard M Hutchings(Author)
336 pages, 55 b/w illustrations
Voyaging in Strange Seas
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  • Voyaging in Strange Seas ISBN: 9780300173796 Hardback Apr 2014 Out of Print #212838
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In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsed – Luther's Reformation divided churches, and various discoveries revealed the ignorance of the ancient Greeks and Romans. A new, empirical worldview had arrived, focusing now on observation, experiment and mathematical reasoning. This engaging book takes us along on the great voyage of discovery that ushered in the modern age. David Knight, a distinguished historian of science, locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages, which became both a spur to and metaphor for scientific discovery. He introduces the well-known heroes of the story (Galileo, Newton, Linnaeus) as well as lesser recognized officers of scientific societies, printers and booksellers who turned scientific discovery into public knowledge, and editors who invented the scientific journal.

Knight looks at a striking array of topics, from better maps to more accurate clocks, from a boom in printing to medical advancements. He portrays science and religion as engaged with each other rather than in constant conflict; in fact, science was often perceived as a way to uncover and celebrate God's mysteries and laws. Populated with interesting characters, enriched with fascinating anecdotes, and built upon an acute understanding of the era, Voyaging in Strange Seas tells a story as thrilling as any in human history.

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David Knight is Emeritus Professor of History & Philosophy of Science, Durham University, and former editor of the British Journal for the History of Science. He lives in Durham, UK.

Out of Print
By: Richard M Hutchings(Author)
336 pages, 55 b/w illustrations
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"Knight in his usual elegant and engaging manner has written the ideal book for students (and others) who want to have an overview of what he calls the "long Scientific Revolution"."
– Frank James, Professor of the History Science and Head of Collections, The Royal Institution

"Sailing across the three centuries that separate the voyages of Christopher Columbus and James Cook, David Knight describes the scientific pioneers who – like Isaac Newton – ventured into unfamiliar intellectual oceans. Knight possesses the rare gift of writing prose as if he were engaging in a relaxed conversation, and this new book resonates with his customary mellifluous eloquence as he illuminates the present state of science by retelling a traditional story about its past."
– Patricia Fara, author of Science: A Four Thousand Year History

 

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