Science and Society 1600-1900

by Peter Mathias

Book Overview

Most books on the history of science have been internal' in their scope and objectives - plotting progress within different branches of science as the frontiers of knowledge about formal scientific relationships get pushed back by intellectual advance. The history of science is thus seen primarily as a record of progressive intellectual discovery at the hands of individual genius. What might be called the 'external relations' of science - investigating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521077273
• ISBN13: 9780521077279
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"