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Henry Smith Williams
A History of Science — Volume 2

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A History of Science — Volume 2

by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams

EN·~8 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total

BOOK II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN SCIENCE

2:40

I. SCIENCE IN THE DARK AGE

15:02

II. MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE AMONG THE ARABIANS

28:42

III. MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE IN THE WEST

33:17

IV. THE NEW COSMOLOGY—COPERNICUS TO KEPLER AND GALILEO

1:08:10

V. GALILEO AND THE NEW PHYSICS

52:28

VI. TWO PSEUDO-SCIENCES—ALCHEMY AND ASTROLOGY

53:16

VII. FROM PARACELSUS TO HARVEY - PARACELSUS

41:00

VIII. MEDICINE IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES

14:57

IX. PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTISTS AND NEW INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING

20:24

Description

Volume 2: The beginnings of modern science

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~8 hours (482K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger

Release date

1999-04-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1706

Subjects

Science -- History Q

About the authors

Henry Smith Williams

1863–1943

A doctor, lawyer, and remarkably prolific writer, he brought science, medicine, and world history to a wide general audience. His books reflect a lively curiosity and a talent for turning big subjects into readable narratives.

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Edward Huntington Williams

1868–1944

A physician who turned complex medical and scientific ideas into readable, wide-ranging books for general audiences. His work spans popular science, public health, psychology, and the history of science.

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