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In this fascinating look at the European scientific advances of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, historian Lisa Jardine demonstrates that the pursuit of knowledge occurs not in isolation, but rather in the lively interplay and frequently cutthroat competition between creative minds.

The great thinkers of that extraordinary age, including Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, and Christopher Wren, are shown in the context in which they lived and worked. We learn of the correspondences they kept with their equally passionate colleagues and come to understand the unique collaborative climate that fostered virtuoso discoveries in the areas of medicine, astronomy, mathematics, biology, chemistry, botany, geography, and engineering.  Ingenious Pursuits brilliantly chronicles the true intellectual revolution that continues to shape our very understanding of ourselves, and of the world around us.

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About the Author

Lisa Jardine is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, and Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780385720014
Editor:
Jardine, Lisa
Publisher:
Anchor Books
Author:
Jardine, Lisa
Location:
New York
Subject:
Science
Subject:
History
Subject:
Technology
Subject:
Renaissance
Subject:
Science, Renaissance
Subject:
World History - Medieval and Renaissance
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
no. 69
Publication Date:
20001231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
131 HALFTONES THROUGHOUT
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
8.04x5.20x.98 in. .94 lbs.
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