
The Making of Modern Science
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Bringing together the people, events, and discoveries of this exciting period into a lively narrative, this book will be essential reading both for students of the history of science and for anyone interested in the foundations of the world as we know it today.
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Preface: The Age of Science viii
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction: Approaching the Past 1
1 Science in and after 1789 12
2 Science and its Languages 33
3 Applied Science 56
4 Intellectual Excitement 82
5 Healthy Lives 105
6 Laboratories 129
7 Bodies, Minds and Spirits 151
8 The Time of Triumph 172
9 Science and National Identities 195
10 Method and Heresy 217
11 Cultural Leadership 238
12 Into the New Century 264
Timeline 283
Notes and References 289
Index 353
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