Science and Society in Restoration England - Softcover

Hunter, Michael

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9780521296854: Science and Society in Restoration England
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ISBN 10: 0521296854 ISBN 13: 9780521296854
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1981

Synopsis

Although much has been written on the intellectual achievements of the age of Newton, Boyle and Hooke, this book provided the first systematic assessment of the social relations of Restoration science when it was published in 1981. On the basis of a detailed analysis of the early history of the Royal Society, Professor Hunter examines the key issues concerning the role of science in late seventeenth-century England. The nature of the scientific community, the links between science and technology and science's political affiliations are all explored, while much light is cast on contemporary priorities in religion and learning through a reconsideration of attacks on science. At once wide-ranging and authoritative, this remains a work that no one concerned with science and its social integration in this formative period can afford to ignore.

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This book, first published in 1981, provides a systematic assessment of the social relations of Restoration science. On the basis of a detailed analysis of the early history of the Royal Society, Professor Hunter examines the key issues concerning the role of science in late seventeenth-century England.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521296854
ISBN 13 
9780521296854
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
246
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