Reconfiguring the world: nature, god, and human understanding from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe
The western view of the world before 1500 -- Winds of change : searching for a new philosophy of nature -- Observing the heavens : from Aristotelian cosmology to the uniformity of nature -- Creating a new philosophy of nature -- Shifting boundaries : from mixed mathematics to mathematical physics --...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Osler, Margaret J., Reconfiguring the World. Nature, God, and Human Understanding from the Middle Ages to Early Modern Europe] (2012) (Jenkins, Gary W.)
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| Series/Journal: | Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of science
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Science
/ Natural philosophy
/ Intellectual history 1500-1700
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| Further subjects: | B
Science
History
Europe
B Science Philosophy B Science (Europe) History B Science, Medieval |
| Summary: | The western view of the world before 1500 -- Winds of change : searching for a new philosophy of nature -- Observing the heavens : from Aristotelian cosmology to the uniformity of nature -- Creating a new philosophy of nature -- Shifting boundaries : from mixed mathematics to mathematical physics -- Exploring the properties of matter : alchemy and chemistry -- Studying life : plants, animals, and humans -- Rethinking the universe : Newton on gravity and God |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 184 S., Ill., graph. Darst |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-9656-8 0-8018-9655-X 978-0-8018-9656-9 978-0-8018-9655-2 |
