Revolution in Science
How Galileo and Darwin Changed Our World
Published on 29. January 2010
Book
Hardback
VIII, 221 pages
978-0-230-20268-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the compelling story of the two biggest events in the evolution of ideas: the revolutions of Galileo and Darwin. Mark Brake captures the adventure and excitement of these two scientists in this is a timely examination of the ways in which faith and science clash, and how the battle for 'truth' is a perennial one.
Reviews / Votes
"Fascinating. Mark Brake takes a story about the political manipulation of the scientific ideasof Greek natural philosophers by the established church across two millennia and with a facility and style rare among scientists and an acute understanding of the human condition breathes life into the entire fabric. A compelling, thought provoking and inventive narrative." - Roy Davies, author of The Darwin Conspiracy: Origins of a Scientific Crime
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Series
Edition
2010
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
VIII, 221 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-20268-9 (9780230202689)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-10210-1
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E-Book
09/2016
Palgrave MacMillan
€53.49
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Person
MARK BRAKE is Director of the Science Communication Research Unit at the University of Glamorgan in Wales, UK. He has served as science consultant to Microsoft and was a founding member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute science communication group. He is the author of
Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science
(2007) and
Futureworld: Where Science Fiction Becomes Science
(2008). He lives in Wales, United Kingdom
.
Content
Introduction PART I: WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS Greek Sky: The World Before the Telescope Heaven and Earth The Darkness Rising PART II: THE GATHERING STORM The Medieval Sky The Great Chain of Being PART III: THE REVOLUTIONS: THE WEAPONS OF DISCOVERY The Telescope and Galileo Evolution and Darwin PART IV: THE AFTERMATH: WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN The 'Galileo' Aftermath The 'Darwin' Aftermath PART V: THE PRESTIGE The Kudos