ABSTRACT
Published in 1935: This is the first attempt to give a full portrait if the mind of the 16th and 17th centuries. Detailed accounts are given of all that is important in the first two centuries of modern science and philosophy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter XVIII|31 pages
The Biological Sciences
I. Botany. II. Zoology. III. Anatomy and Physiology. IV. Microscopic Biology
chapter Chapter XX|17 pages
Technology
I. Science and Technology. II. Agriculture. III. Textile Problems
chapter Chapter XXII|57 pages
V. Mining and Metallurgy. VI. Mechanical Engineering
V. Mining and Metallurgy
chapter Chapter XXIII|10 pages
VII. The Steam Engine. VIII. Mechanical Calculators
VII. The Steam Engine
