Weapons of discovery
Subtitle: Galileo, Darwin, and a tale of two revolutions
By: Mark L. Brake.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230202689
Subjects: Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642; Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882; Discoveries in science -- Social aspects; Science, Renaissance; Religion and science -- Europe -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Greek sky : the world before the telescope; title: Heaven and earth; title: The darkness rising; title: The gathering storm; title: The 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.