Science and the Enlightenment is a general history of eighteenth-century science covering both the physical and life sciences. It places the scientific developments of the century in the cultural context of the Enlightenment and reveals the extent to which scientific ideas permeated the thought of the age. The book takes advantage of topical scholarship, which is rapidly changing our understanding of science during the eighteenth century. In particular it describes how science was organized into fields that were quite different from those we know today. Professor Hankins's work is a much needed addition to the literature on eighteenth-century science. His study is not technical; it will be of interest to all students of the Enlightenment and the history of science, as well as to the general reader with some background in science.
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"For students and anyone interested in the history of science this is an excellent account of the development of science as part of - and within the context of - the Enlightenment." William S. Gorman, Science Books & Films
"The first book-length account of eighteenth century science since Abraham Wolf's 1939 edition of History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century, this is a valuable update of both the history of science and the Enlightenment." William S. Gorman, Science Books & Films
"The first book-length account of eighteenth century science since Abraham Wolf's 1939 edition of History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century, this is a valuable update of both the history of science and the Enlightenment." William S. Gorman, Science Books & Films
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A general history of 18th century science covering both the physical and life sciences. Places the scientific developments of the century in the cultural context of the Enlightenment and reveals the extent to which scientific ideas permeated the thought of the age.
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Hankins was my sr. thesis advisor at UW in the early 80s (pre-publication of this book). The scope of his learning is astonishing and his handling of the 18th c philosophes, technology and religion was great. I highly recommend this book.
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In 1759 the French mathematician Jean Lerond d'Alembert (1717- 83) described a revolution that he saw taking place in natural philosophy: Our century is called ... the century of philosophy par excellence.... The discovery and application of a new method of philosophizing, the kind of enthusiasm which accompanies discoveries, a certain exaltation of ideas which the spectacle of the universe produces in us - all these causes have brought about a lively fermentation of minds, spreading through nature in all directions like a river which has burst its dams. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barometric light, electrical effluvium, rigorous curve, magnesia usta, magnesia alba, vaporous state, mercury calx, nitrous air, polygon curve, subtle fluids, oxygen theory, electrical fluid, inflammable air, vis viva, fixed air, early modern physics, chemical revolution, mixed mathematics, mechanical philosophy, phlogiston theory, probable knowledge, fluid theory, rational mechanics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Syndics of Cambridge University Library, Paris Academy of Sciences, Royal Society, Chemical Revolution, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Benjamin Franklin, Berlin Academy, Johann Bernoulli, Robert Boyle, Albrecht von Haller, Stephen Hales, Christian Wolff, Comte de Buffon, Hermann Boerhaave, Leonhard Euler, Philosophical Transactions, Stephen Gray, Abraham Trembley, Alessandro Volta, French Revolution, Henry Cavendish, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Antoine Lavoisier, Benjamin Wilson New!
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In 1759 the French mathematician Jean Lerond d'Alembert (1717- 83) described a revolution that he saw taking place in natural philosophy: Our century is called ... the century of philosophy par excellence.... The discovery and application of a new method of philosophizing, the kind of enthusiasm which accompanies discoveries, a certain exaltation of ideas which the spectacle of the universe produces in us - all these causes have brought about a lively fermentation of minds, spreading through nature in all directions like a river which has burst its dams. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barometric light, electrical effluvium, rigorous curve, magnesia usta, magnesia alba, vaporous state, mercury calx, nitrous air, polygon curve, subtle fluids, oxygen theory, electrical fluid, inflammable air, vis viva, fixed air, early modern physics, chemical revolution, mixed mathematics, mechanical philosophy, phlogiston theory, probable knowledge, fluid theory, rational mechanics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Syndics of Cambridge University Library, Paris Academy of Sciences, Royal Society, Chemical Revolution, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Benjamin Franklin, Berlin Academy, Johann Bernoulli, Robert Boyle, Albrecht von Haller, Stephen Hales, Christian Wolff, Comte de Buffon, Hermann Boerhaave, Leonhard Euler, Philosophical Transactions, Stephen Gray, Abraham Trembley, Alessandro Volta, French Revolution, Henry Cavendish, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Antoine Lavoisier, Benjamin Wilson New!
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