The Scientific Revolution: An Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780874368758)

An encyclopedic collection of key scientists and the tools and concepts they developed that transformed our understanding of the physical world.

Many are familiar with the ideas of Copernicus, Descartes, and Galileo. But here the reader is also introduced to lesser known ideas and contributors to the Scientific Revolution, such as the mathematical Bernoulli Family and Andreas Vesalius, whose anatomical charts revolutionized the study of the human body. More marginal characters include the magician Robert Fludd. The encyclopedia also discusses subjects like Arabic science and the bizarre history of blood transfusions, and institutions like the Universities of Padua and Leiden, which were dominant forces in academic medicine and science.

Author: William E. Burns
ISBN-10: 0874368758
ISBN-13: 9780874368758
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2001
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.93lbs
Size: 10.28h x 7.08w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2001 pg. 68
Booklist 03/01/2002 pg. 1182
Choice 03/01/2002 pg. 1212
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 224
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 586