{"product_id":"scientific-revolution-book-p-m-harman-9780416350401","title":"The Scientific Revolution","description":"There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it. With this provocative and apparently paradoxical claim, Steven Shapin begins his bold vibrant exploration of the origins of the modern scientific worldview. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShapin's account is informed, nuanced, and articulated with clarity. . . . This is not to attack or devalue science but to reveal its richness as the human endeavor that it most surely is. . . .Shapin's book is an impressive achievement.--David C. Lindberg, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShapin has used the crucial 17th century as a platform for presenting the power of science-studies approaches. At the same time, he has presented the period in fresh perspective.--\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimely and highly readable . . . A book which every scientist curious about our predecessors should read.--Trevor Pinch, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's hard to believe that there could be a more accessible, informed or concise account of how it  the scientific revolution], and we have come to this. \u003ci\u003eThe Scientific Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e should be a set text in all the disciplines. And in all the indisciplines, too.--Adam Phillips, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShapin's treatise on the currents that engendered modern science is a combination of history and philosophy of science for the interested and educated layperson.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuperlative, accessible, and engaging. . . . Absolute must-reading.--Robert S. Frey, \u003ci\u003eBridges\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis vibrant historical exploration of the origins of modern science argues that in the 1600s science emerged from a variety of beliefs, practices, and influences. . . . This history reminds us that diversity is part of any intellectual endeavor.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost readers will conclude that there was indeed something dramatic enough to be called the Scientific Revolution going on, and that this is an excellent book about it.--Anthony Gottlieb, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52101716246801,"sku":"GOR004557838","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52512031637777,"sku":"GOR008550545","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780416350401.jpg?v=1757094278","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/scientific-revolution-book-p-m-harman-9780416350401","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}