The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 4: Eighteenth Century Science.

Porter, Roy:

ISBN 10: 0521572436 / ISBN 13: 9780521572439

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2003

xxvii 912p thick hardback, fresh green cloth with black title panel, green dustjacket excellent, a tight and clean copy, never used, no names or stamps or traces of use, first edition Language: English. N° de réf. du vendeur 243128

Synopsis :

This volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century, exploring the implications of the 'scientific revolution' of the previous century and the major new growth-points, particularly in the experimental sciences. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation, and also used as a work of reference. While prime attention is paid to western science, space is also given to science in traditional cultures and colonial science. The coverage strikes a balance between analysis of the cognitive dimension of science itself and interpretation of its wider social, economic and cultural significance. The contributors, world leaders in their respective specialities, engage with current historiographical and methodological controversies and strike out on positions of their own.

Présentation de l'éditeur: This volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century, exploring the implications of the 'scientific revolution' of the previous century and the major new growth-points, particularly in the experimental sciences. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation, and also used as a work of reference. While prime attention is paid to western science, space is also given to science in traditional cultures and colonial science. The coverage strikes a balance between analysis of the cognitive dimension of science itself and interpretation of its wider social, economic and cultural significance. The contributors, world leaders in their respective specialities, engage with current historiographical and methodological controversies and strike out on positions of their own.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 4: ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Hardback
Etat : As New
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette
Edition : Edition originale