{"product_id":"9780631227113","title":"The Birth of Modern Science","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMaking of Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Birth of Modern Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaolo Rossi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis history of the birth of modern science shatters the illusion that science is 'dry' and divorced from culture by exploring the powerful clashes between traditions and value systems that gave rise to it. The author shows how many of the characteristics that distinguish science today emerged in the midst of the wars and plagues of the seventeenth century and defines what was new about this form of knowledge.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaolo Rossi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor emeritus at the University of Florence and member of the \"Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei\". In 1985 he was awarded the Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society. His previous books in English include \u003ci\u003eFrancis Bacon from Magic to Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Technology and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein the Early Modern Era\u003c\/i\u003e(1970), and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Abyss of Time: The History of the Earth and the History of the Nations from Hooke to Vico\u003c\/i\u003e (1984)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 June 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631227113\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310801776780,"sku":"9780631227113","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631227113_9416d995-6673-405d-93bb-a5fd28cd7593.jpg?v=1780178420","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631227113","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}