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Tables of Contents for The Origins of Modern Science
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
7
6
The Historical Importance of a Theory of Impetus
13
16
The Conservatism of Copernicus
29
20
The Study of the Heart down to William Harvey
49
18
The Downfall of Aristotle and Ptolemy
67
22
The Experimental Method in the Seventeenth Century
89
19
Bacon and Descartes
108
21
The Effect of the Scientific Revolution on the Non-Mechanical Sciences
129
22
The History of the Modern Theory of Gravitation
151
20
The Transition to the Philosophe Movement in the Reign of Louis XIV
171
16
The Place of the Scientific Revolution in the History of Western Civilisation
187
16
The Postponed Scientific Revolution in Chemistry
203
19
Ideas of Progress and Ideas of Evolution
222
25
Suggestions for Further Reading
247
6
Index
253