Universities and Science in the Early Modern Period

The past two decades have witnessed a striking re evaluation of early modern institutions of higher learning as impoverished intellectual centers, hostile to new modes of thought. The present volume offers the most comprehensive synthesis to date of the fecundity of early modern universities, their...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Feingold, Mordechai (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Navarro-Brotons, Victor (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
Σειρά:Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 12
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • “Mathematics for Astronomy” at Universities in Copernicus’ Time: Modern Atitudes Toward Ancient Problems
  • The University of Salamanca and the Renaissance of Astronomy During the Second Half of the 15th Century
  • Medical Science and Medical Teaching at the University of Salamance in the 15th Century
  • The Faculty of Medicine of Valencia: Its Position in Renaissance Europe
  • The Cultivation of Astronomy in Spanish Universities in the Latter Half of the 16th Century
  • The Sphere of Jacques du Chevreul: Astronomy at the University of Paris in the 1620s
  • Lectures and Practices. The Variety of Mathematical and Mechanical Teaching at the University of Uppsala in the 17th Century
  • Mathematical Research in Italian Universities in the Modern Era
  • Universities, Academies, and Sciences in Italy in the Modern Age
  • Natural Philosophy and Mathematics in Portuguese Universities, 1550–1650
  • Venetian Policy Toward the University of Padua and Scientific Progress During the 18th Century
  • Candide in Caledonia: The Culture of Science in the Scottish Universities, 1690–1805
  • The Sciences at the University of Rome in the 18th Century
  • Enlightenment and Renovation in the Spanish University
  • Spanish Chemistry Textbooks During Late 18th Century: Building up a New Genre of Scientific Literature
  • Botany in University Studies in the Late 18th Century. The Case of Valencia University
  • Scientific Education and the Crisis of the University in 18th Century Barcelona
  • The Theories of Copernicus and Newton in the Viceroyship of Nueva Granada and the Audiencia De Caracas During the 18th Century.