The science and the shaping of modernity, 1680-1760 Gaukroger, Stephen. creator text enk Oxford Oxford University Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (ix, 505 p.) : ill. How did we come to have a scientific culture - one in which cognitive values are shaped around scientific ones? Stephen Gaukroger presents a rich and fascinating investigation of the development of intellectual culture in early modern Europe, a period in which understandings of the natural realm began to fragment. specialized Stephen Gaukroger. Includes bibliographical references and index. Science Europe History 17th century Science Europe History 18th century Philosophy and science Europe History 17th century Philosophy and science Europe History 18th century Religion and science Europe History 17th century Religion and science Europe History 18th century Science and civilization Q127.E8 509.409033 9780191595745 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199594931.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199594931.001.0001 StDuBDS 101209 20150804193935.0 EDZ0000076341