Intellectual curiosity and the scientific revolution a global perspective
Seventeenth-century Europe witnessed an extraordinary flowering of discoveries and innovations. The economic implications are set out in the concluding epilogue. All these unique developments suggest why the West experienced a singular scientific and economic ascendancy of at least four centuries.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2011
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| Summary: | Seventeenth-century Europe witnessed an extraordinary flowering of discoveries and innovations. The economic implications are set out in the concluding epilogue. All these unique developments suggest why the West experienced a singular scientific and economic ascendancy of at least four centuries. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 354 pages illustrations 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-339) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1107000823 (hardback) 9781107000827 (hardback) |