Synopses & Reviews
An account of European knowledge of the natural world, 1500-1700.
Table of Contents
Introduction Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston; Part I. The New Nature: 1. Physics and foundations Daniel Garber; 2. Scientific explanation Lynn S. Joy; 3. The meanings of experience Peter Dear; 4. Proof and persuasion Richard W. Serjeantson; Part II. Personae and Sites of Natural Knowledge: 1. The man of science Steven Shapin; 2. Women of natural knowledge Londa Schiebinger; 3. Markets, piazzas, and villages William Eamon; 4. Homes and households Alix Cooper; 5. Libraries and lecture halls Anthony Grafton; 6. Courts and academies Bruce T. Moran; 7. Anatomy theaters, botanical gardens, and natural history collections Paula Findlen; 8. Laboratories Pamela H. Smith; 9. Sites of military science and technology Kelly DeVries; 10. Coffeehouses and print shops Adrian Johns; 11. Networks of travel, correspondence, and exchange Steven J. Harris; Part III. Dividing the Study of Nature: 1. Natural philosophy Ann Blair; 2. Medicine Harold J. Cook; 3. Natural history Paula Findlen; 4. Cosmography Klaus A. Vogel (translated by Alisha Rankin); 5. From alchemy to 'chemistry' William R. Newman; 6. Magic Brian P. Copenhaver; 7. Astrology H. Darrel Rutkin; 8. Astronomy William Donahue; 9. Acoustics and optics Paolo Mancosu; 10. Mechanics Domenico Beroloni Meli; 11. The mechanical arts Jim Bennett; 12. Pure mathematics Kirsti Andersen and Henk J. M. Bos; Part IV. Cultural Meanings of Natural Knowledge: 1. Religion Rivka Feldhay; 2. Literature Mary Baine Campbell; 3. Art Carmen Nickrasz and Claudia Swan; 4. Gender Dorinda Outram; 5. European expansion and self-definition Klaus A. Vogel (translated by Alisha Rankin).