Baroque Science

Baroque Science
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9780226212982
ISBN-13 : 022621298X
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Book Synopsis Baroque Science by : Ofer Gal

Download or read book Baroque Science written by Ofer Gal and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a perspective on the study of early modern science. This title examines science in the context of the baroque, analyzes the tensions, paradoxes, and compromises that shaped the New Science of the seventeenth century and enabled its spectacular success.


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