The Scientific Revolution: The Essential Readings

This book introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

• Introduces students to the best recent writings on the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  
• Covers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy.
  
• Represents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovative.
  
• Presents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the Scientific Revolution.