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Science in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia (History of Science)
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Though the Enlightenment was a time of amazing scientific change, science is an often-neglected facet of that time. Now, Science in the Enlightenment redresses the balance by covering all the major scientific developments in the period between Newton's discoveries in the late 1600s to the early 1800s of Michael Faraday and Georges Cuvier. Over 200 A-Z entries explore a range of disciplines, including astronomy and medicine, scientists such as Sir Humphry Davy and Benjamin Franklin, and instruments such as the telescope and calorimeter. Emphasis is placed on the role of women, and proper attention is given to the shifts in the worldview brought about by Newtonian physics, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier's "chemical revolution," and universal systems of botanical and zoological classification. Moreover, the social impact of science is explored, as well as the ways in which the work of scientists influenced the thinking of philosophers such as Voltaire and Denis Diderot and the writers and artists of the romantic movement.
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Pages 355
Dimensions: Length: 9.74" Width: 7.82" Height: 1.04"
Weight: 1.84 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Nov 17, 2003
ISBN 1576078868
EAN 9781576078860
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 | ABC-CLIO STEALS FROM THEIR AUTHORS Jan 9, 2006 |
| ABC-CLIO STEALS FROM THEIR AUTHORS, PAYS THEM NOTHING, AND ROBS THEM BLIND. DO NOT PURCHASE BOOKS FROM THEM OR FROM THEIR SUBSIDIARIES. BOYCOTT THESE THIEVES!!! | | | | Superfluous for most libraries Jun 5, 2005 |
This is William Burns's second book in ABC-Clio's History of Science Series. Other books in that series include Science in the Early Twentieth Century by Jacob Darwin Hamblin, Science in the Contemporary World by Eric G. Swedin, and Science in the Ancient World by Russell M. Lawson. The phrase "An Encyclopedia" is appended to each of these titles, but are these books truly encyclopedic? The Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.) defines "encyclopedia" as follows:
1. The circle of learning; a general course of instruction.
2. A literary work containing extensive information on all branches of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order.
3. An elaborate and exhaustive repertory of information on all of the branches of some particular art or department of knowledge; esp. one arranged in alphabetical order.
Burns's book on Science in the Enlightenment is not a general course of instruction. Nor does it contain extensive information on all branches of knowledge. Nor is it "an elaborate and exhaustive repertory of information", even within the limited scope indicated by the title. No book of a mere 355 pages (even shorter than his other book in the same series) could possibly be "elaborate and exhaustive".
The review from Booklist (under "Editorial Reviews") states that "this volume fills a need, as there is little published that is devoted to this particular era of scientific discovery." But I disagree. A student interested in the Enlightenment would do just as well to consult other books which cover, but are not necessarily limited to, this particular era. If a library already has a good collection of encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries, then Burn's book would be superfluous. | | |  | Yet another amazon screwup Dec 7, 2003 |
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