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Detailed, engaging, and beautifully written, the fourth edition of A History of Science in Society explores the many ways in which science and society interact.

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List of Illustrations List of Connections Boxes Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Origins of Natural Philosophy 2. The Roman Era and the Rise of Islam 3. The Revival of Natural Philosophy in Western Europe 4. Science in the Renaissance: The Courtly Philosophers 5. The Scientific Revolution: Contested Territory 6. The Enlightenment and Enterprise 7. Science and Empire 8. Entering the Atomic Age 9. Science and War 10. The Death of Certainty 11. 1957: The Year the World Became a Planet 12. Man on the Moon, Microwave in the Kitchen 13. Science and New Frontiers: Potential and Peril in the New Millennium Further Reading Index

A History of Science in Society

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      Publisher University of Toronto Press
      Published 1/22/2022 12:02:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781487506933
      978-1487506933
      ISBN-10 1487506937
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Detailed, engaging, and beautifully written, the fourth edition of A History of Science in Society explores the many ways in which science and society interact.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations List of Connections Boxes Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Origins of Natural Philosophy 2. The Roman Era and the Rise of Islam 3. The Revival of Natural Philosophy in Western Europe 4. Science in the Renaissance: The Courtly Philosophers 5. The Scientific Revolution: Contested Territory 6. The Enlightenment and Enterprise 7. Science and Empire 8. Entering the Atomic Age 9. Science and War 10. The Death of Certainty 11. 1957: The Year the World Became a Planet 12. Man on the Moon, Microwave in the Kitchen 13. Science and New Frontiers: Potential and Peril in the New Millennium Further Reading Index

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