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Beschreibung
This installment in a series on science and technology in world history begins in the fourteenth century, explaining the origin and nature of scientific methodology and the relation of science to religion, philosophy, military history, economics and technology. Specific topics covered include the Black Death, the Little Ice Age, the invention of the printing press, Martin Luther and the Reformation, the birth of modern medicine, the Copernican Revolution, Galileo, Kepler, Isaac Newton, and the Scientific Revolution.
This installment in a series on science and technology in world history begins in the fourteenth century, explaining the origin and nature of scientific methodology and the relation of science to religion, philosophy, military history, economics and technology. Specific topics covered include the Black Death, the Little Ice Age, the invention of the printing press, Martin Luther and the Reformation, the birth of modern medicine, the Copernican Revolution, Galileo, Kepler, Isaac Newton, and the Scientific Revolution.
Über den Autor
David Deming is a professor of Arts & Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. A geophysicist, research scientist and historian, he has written on topics ranging from the history of science to climate change and energy resources.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Preface

1. Famine and Pestilence
The Little Ice Age (c. 1300-1860)
The Black Death (1348-1350)

2. The Witch Mania (c. 1450-1700)
Magic, Sorcery and Witchcraft

3. The Printing Press (1450)
Science, Repeatability and the Printing Press

4. A Short History of Censorship
Ancient World

5. The Renaissance (c. 1350-1650)
Humanism and the Revival of Learning
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

6. The Reformation
The Corruption of the Roman Catholic Church (c. 1000-1500)
Martin Luther (1483-1546)

7. Birth of Modern Medicine
European Medicine in the Middle Ages (c. 600-1500)
Paracelsus (1493-1541)
The Reform of Anatomy and Physiology

8. Educational Reform and Peter Ramus (1515-1572)
Scholastic Pedantry

9. The Copernican Revolution
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

10. The Scientific Revolution (c. 1543-1687)
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Experimental Philosophy in Seventeenth Century Europe
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786461721
ISBN-10: 0786461721
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Deming, David
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: David Deming
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2012
Gewicht: 0,619 kg
Artikel-ID: 129726522