The Construction of Modern Science
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The Construction of Modern Science by Richard S Westfall
This introduction to the history of science in the seventeenth century examines the so-called 'scientific revolution' in terms of the interplay between two major themes. The Platonic-Pythagorean tradition looked on nature in geometric terms with the conviction that the cosmos was constructed according to the principles of mathematical order, while the mechanical philosophy conceived of nature as a huge machine and sought to explain the hidden mechanisms behind phenomena. Pursuing different goals, these two movements of thought tended to conflict with each other, and more than the obviously mathematical sciences were affected - the influence spread as far as chemistry and the life sciences. As this book demonstrates, the full fruition of the scientific revolution required a resolution of the tension between the two dominant trends.
Westfall, Richard S.: - Richard S. Westfall was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University, where he taught from 1963 to 1989. His books include Science and Religion in Seventeenth-Century England; The Construction of Modern Science; Force in Newtonü¾™†”¼s Physics; Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton; Essays on the Trial of Galileo; and The Life of Isaac Newton. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521292955 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521292956 |
| Title | The Construction of Modern Science |
| Author | Richard S Westfall |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In The History Of Science |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1978-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
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