About this Book

This book introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

• Introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
• Covers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy.
• Represents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative.
• Presents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the Scientific Revolution.