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Refines the idea of the Scientific Revolution by taking a closer, culturally informed look at what nature was considered to be, how nature was studied, and to what use the knowledge gained was put.
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Science, History, open_syllabus_project, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Science -- History, Science, philosophy, Science, history, Science, methodology, New York Times reviewed, Science--history, Q125 .s5166 1996, 509People
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Page ix
Photo Credits
Page xi
Acknowledgements
Page xiii
Introduction
Page 1
1.
What Was Known?
Page 15
2.
How Was It Known?
Page 65
3.
What Was the Knowledge For?
Page 119
Bibliographic Essay
Page 167
Index
Page 213
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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