Learned societies, such as the Royal Society of London and the Dublin Philosophical Society were a central feature of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. This volume shows that a study of the work and membership of these groups is essential before any realistic assessment can be made of the scientific world at this time. Based on a wide range of manuscript and other sources, this book illuminates, by means of an examination of a particular group of natural philosophers, on problems of general interest to all those concerned with the wider aspects of science in this period.
| ISBN: | 9780415474849 |
| Publication date: | 18th August 2008 |
| Author: | K Theodore Hoppen |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 314 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science |
| Genres: |
History of science Philosophy |