INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
bookstores.Abdolhossein Azarang and Negar Naderi have translated the book, and Morvarid Publication has brought it out, ILNA reported.This
award-winning book offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why
From Copernicus, who put the Earth in orbit around the sun, to Isaac Newton, who gave the world universal gravitation, the Scientific
Revolution of the 17th and 17th centuries transformed the way Europeans understood their world.In this book, Peter Dear offers an accessible
introduction to the origins of modern science for students and general readers
It further explores the practice and influence of alchemy, the social standing of early scientists, and the role of medicine and medical
practitioners.The book provides a comprehensive overview of principal themes and topics; discusses central figures, including Copernicus,
Kepler, Galileo, and Newton, and describes the world in which they lived, and the new world they helped create; and features a rich variety
of illustrations, a glossary of terms, and a list of further reading
It was the winner of the Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize of the History of Science Society.Peter Dear, 67, is a professor of
science and technology studies and history at Cornell University
He has written and edited a number of books on these topics.SS/SAB
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
