Revolution in science
Subtitle: how Galileo and Darwin changed our world
By: Mark L. Brake
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780230202689
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Wisdom of the ancients; title: Greek sky : the world before the telescope; title: Heaven and earth; title: The darkness rising; title: The gathering storm; title: Medieval sky; title: The great chain of being; title: The revolutions : the weapons of discovery; title: The telescope and Galileo; title: Evolution and Darwin; title: The aftermath : worlds turned upside down; title: The "Galileo" aftermath; title: The "Darwin" aftermath; title: The prestige; title: The kudos.