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Histories of Western science often begin their narrative with Galileos battle to gain acceptance for Copernicus heliocentric model. But physicist John Freely sets out to right this historical injustice by showing how a succession of European scholars as far back as the Dark Ages paved the way for the exciting discoveries of later centuries. Discussing the influential work of such figures as the Venerable Bede and Albertus Magnus, he identifies those giants on whose shoulders Newton said he was standing.
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A sinuous odyssey, which chronicles the transmission of scientific ideas from ancient Greece and Rome to an early modern Europe on the cusp of the scientific revolution --Booklist
Informative and intriguing Freely shows how Western science developed in relation to and in controversy with ancient Greek ideas about matter, light, motion and the structure of the heavens --Publishers Weekly
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Informative and intriguing Freely shows how Western science developed in relation to and in controversy with ancient Greek ideas about matter, light, motion and the structure of the heavens --Publishers Weekly
John Freely was born in New York in 1926. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Oxford and teaches physics at Bosphorous University in Istanbul. He has written over forty books, including The Grand Turk and Istanbul: The Imperial City.
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Book Description Condition: Como nuevo. Histories of modern science often begin with the heroic battle between Galileo and the Catholic Church, which sparked the Scientific Revolution and led to the world-changing discoveries of Isaac Newton. In reality, more than a millennium before the Renaissance, a succession of scholars paved the way for the discoveries for which Galileo and Newton are credited. In Before Galileo, John Freely investigates the first European scientists, many of them monks, whose influence ranged far beyond the walls of their monasteries. He shows how science and religion existed together, and places the great discoveries of the age in their rightful context. EAN: 9780715645109 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Salud, familia y desarrollo personal| Familia y relaciones Título: Before Galileo: The Birth of Modern Science in Medieval EuropeAutor: John Freely Editorial: Overlook Press (14 febrero 2013) Idioma: EN Páginas: 352 Formato: Tapa dura Peso: 560 Año de publicación: 2013. Seller Inventory # Happ-2022-11-15-61524a54
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