Physical Science in the Middle Ages
Title | Physical Science in the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780521292948 |
This concise introduction to the history of physical science in the Middle Ages begins with a description of the feeble state of early medieval science and its revitalization during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, as evidenced by the explosion of knowledge represented by extensive translations of Greek and Arabic treatises. The content and concepts that came to govern science from the late twelfth century onwards were powerfully shaped and dominated by the science and philosophy of Aristotle. It is, therefore, by focussing attention on problems and controversies associated with Aristotelian science that the reader is introduced to the significant scientific developments and interpretations formulated in the later Middle Ages. The concluding chapter presents a new interpretation of the medieval failure to abandon the physics and cosmology of Aristotle and explains why, despite serious criticisms, they were not generally repudiated during this period. As detailed critical bibliography completes the work.
Physical Science in the Middle Ages. Grant
Title | Physical Science in the Middle Ages. Grant PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1971 |
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Physical Science in the Middle Ages. (1. Publ.)
Title | Physical Science in the Middle Ages. (1. Publ.) PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780521218627 |
This concise introduction to the history of physical science in the Middle Ages begins with a description of the feeble state of early medieval science and its revitalization during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, as evidenced by the explosion of knowledge represented by extensive translations of Greek and Arabic treatises. The content and concepts that came to govern science from the late twelfth century onwards were powerfully shaped and dominated by the science and philosophy of Aristotle. It is, therefore, by focussing attention on problems and controversies associated with Aristotelian science that the reader is introduced to the significant scientific developments and interpretations formulated in the later Middle Ages. The concluding chapter presents a new interpretation of the medieval failure to abandon the physics and cosmology of Aristotle and explains why, despite serious criticisms, they were not generally repudiated during this period. As detailed critical bibliography completes the work.
The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages
Title | The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1996-10-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521567626 |
This 1997 book views the substantive achievements of the Middle Ages as they relate to early modern science.
God and Reason in the Middle Ages
Title | God and Reason in the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2001-07-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780521003377 |
This book shows how the Age of Reason actually began during the late Middle Ages.
A Source Book in Medieval Science
Title | A Source Book in Medieval Science PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 890 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780674823600 |
This Source Book explores a millennium of European scientific thought accompanied by critical commentary and annotation; nearly half the selections appear for the first time in the vernacular. Representing "science" in the medieval sense, selections include alchemy, astrology, logic, and theology as well as mathematics, physics, and biology.
Much Ado about Nothing
Title | Much Ado about Nothing PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Grant |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1981-05-29 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0521229839 |
Provides a description of the major ideas about void space within and beyond the world that were formulated between the fourteenth and early eighteenth centuries.