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The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution – A Groundbreaking Narrative of Galileo, Newton, and the Birth of Modernity
by David Wootton
ISBN: 0061759538
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pfdietz
· 2025-08-12 ·
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If you want more (much more) of the author's thoughts on this and related issues, see his book "The Invention of Science" (2016). Highly recommended.
https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Science-History-Scientific-...
https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Science-History-Scientific-...