Science and Technology in World History, Volume 3: The Black Death, the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution

Deming, David

ISBN 10: 0786461721 / ISBN 13: 9780786461721

Published by McFarland & Company, 2012

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• Title: Science and Technology in World History, Volume 3: The Black Death, the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786461721
• ISBN 13: 9780786461721
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This installment in a series on science and technology in world history begins in the fourteenth century, explaining the origin and nature of scientific methodology and the relation of science to religion, philosophy, military history, economics and technology. Specific topics covered include the Black Death, the Little Ice Age, the invention of the printing press, Martin Luther and the Reformation, the birth of modern medicine, the Copernican Revolution, Galileo, Kepler, Isaac Newton, and the Scientific Revolution.

About the Author

David Deming is a professor of Arts & Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. A geophysicist, research scientist and historian, he has written on topics ranging from the history of science to climate change and energy resources.