To explain the world : the discovery of modern science
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Published
New York : Harper, [2015].
ISBN
9780062346650, 0062346652, 9780062346667, 0062346660
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Published
New York : Harper, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062346650, 0062346652, 9780062346667, 0062346660
UPC
40024709132, 11825203
Notes
General Note
Published in paperback: HarperPerennial, 2016.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-393) and index.
Description
"Weinberg takes us across centuries from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not understand what we understand about the world--they did not understand what there is to understand, or how to understand it. Yet over the centuries, through the struggle to solve such mysteries as the curious backward movement of the planets and the rise and fall of the tides, the modern discipline of science eventually emerged"--Amazon.com.
Description
Presents a commentary on the history of science that examines historic clashes and collaborations between science and the competing realms of religion, technology, poetry, mathematics, and philosophy.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weinberg, S. (2015). To explain the world: the discovery of modern science (First edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weinberg, Steven, 1933-2021. 2015. To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weinberg, Steven, 1933-2021. To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science Harper, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weinberg, Steven. To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science First edition., Harper, 2015.
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