A History of Science — Volume 2
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A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
BOOK II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN SCIENCE
I. SCIENCE IN THE DARK AGE
II. MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE AMONG THE ARABIANS
III. MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE IN THE WEST
IV. THE NEW COSMOLOGY—COPERNICUS TO KEPLER AND GALILEO
V. GALILEO AND THE NEW PHYSICS
VI. TWO PSEUDO-SCIENCES—ALCHEMY AND ASTROLOGY
VII. FROM PARACELSUS TO HARVEY
PARACELSUS
PARACELSUS
VIII. MEDICINE IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
IX. PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTISTS AND NEW INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
X. THE SUCCESSORS OF GALILEO IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
XI. NEWTON AND THE COMPOSITION OF LIGHT
XII. NEWTON AND THE LAW OF GRAVITATION
XIII. INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION IN THE AGE OF NEWTON
XIV. PROGRESS IN ELECTRICITY FROM GILBERT AND VON GUERICKE TO FRANKLIN
XV. NATURAL HISTORY TO THE TIME OF LINNAEUS
APPENDIX
REFERENCE LIST
REFERENCE LIST
CHAPTER I
SCIENCE IN THE DARK AGE
SCIENCE IN THE DARK AGE
CHAPTER III
MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE IN THE WEST
MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE IN THE WEST
CHAPTER IV
THE NEW COSMOLOGY—COPERNICUS TO KEPLER AND GALILEO
THE NEW COSMOLOGY—COPERNICUS TO KEPLER AND GALILEO
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
TWO PSEUDO-SCIENCES—ALCHEMY AND ASTROLOGY
TWO PSEUDO-SCIENCES—ALCHEMY AND ASTROLOGY
CHAPTER VII
FROM PARACELSUS TO HARVEY
FROM PARACELSUS TO HARVEY
CHAPTER VIII
MEDICINE IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
MEDICINE IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
CHAPTER IX
PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTISTS AND NEW INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTISTS AND NEW INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
CHAPTER X
THE SUCCESSORS OF GALILEO IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
THE SUCCESSORS OF GALILEO IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
CHAPTER XI
NEWTON AND THE COMPOSITION OF LIGHT
NEWTON AND THE COMPOSITION OF LIGHT
CHAPTER XII
NEWTON AND THE LAW OF GRAVITATION
NEWTON AND THE LAW OF GRAVITATION
CHAPTER XIV
PROGRESS IN ELECTRICITY FROM GILBERT AND VON GUERICKE TO FRANKLIN
PROGRESS IN ELECTRICITY FROM GILBERT AND VON GUERICKE TO FRANKLIN
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