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The Very Idea of Modern Science: Francis Bacon and Robert Boyle - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Joseph Agassi 2013 edition
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The Very Idea of Modern Science: Francis Bacon and Robert Boyle - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Joseph Agassi
This book is a study of the scientific revolution as a movement of amateur science. It also shows what was missing in the scientific organization of science and why it gave way to professional science in stages.
318 pages, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 29, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9789400797758 |
| Publishers | Springer |
| Genre | Aspects (Academic) > Science / Technology Aspects |
| Pages | 318 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 18 mm · 471 g |
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