Before Galileo : the birth of modern science in medieval Europe
Freely, John2012
Book
A history of science in the Dark Ages documents the achievements of lesser-known European scholars, including the monk Saint Bede, who effectively paved the way for the discoveries of such luminaries as Galileo and Newton.
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Imprint:
New York ; London : Overlook Duckworth, 2012.
Collation:
348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-333) and index.
Contents:
Light in the Dark Ages -- Educating Europe -- The opinions of the Arabs -- A renaissance before the Renaissance -- Converting Aristotle -- The metaphysics of light -- The experimental method -- The science of motion -- Over the rainbow -- The revival of astronomy, East and West -- The revolutions of the celestial spheres -- The new astronomy -- The great debate -- On the shoulders of giants.
ISBN:
9780715645109 (UK)9781590206072 (US)9780715645369 (UK)0715645102 (UK)159020607X (US)
Dewey class:
509.40902509.409
LC class:
Q124.97
Language:
English
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BRN:
133073
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| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 509.409 FREE | Available |