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<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Illustrations</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>ix</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Series Foreword</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>xi</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=100></TD><TD>Linda S. Frey</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=100></TD><TD>Marsha L. Frey</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>Introduction</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>xv</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Chronology of Events</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>xvii</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Historical Overview</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>1</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(18)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Astronomy and the Cosmos</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>19</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(20)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Matter, Motion, and the Mathematical Sciences</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>39</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(24)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>The Nature of Living Things</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>63</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(22)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>New Methods for the Advancement of Knowledge</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>85</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(20)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Religion and Natural Philosophy</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>105</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Influence of the Scientific Revolution</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>121</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Biographies</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>131</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(34)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Primary Documents</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>165</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(52)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Glossary</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>217</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Annotated Bibliography</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>221</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Index</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>237</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Presents a history of science during the Renaissance, introducing the key figures of the period such as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton, and discussing how their discoveries led to the emergence of modern science

The scientific revolution and the foundations of modern science