Full name: The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts

Author: Edward Grant Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Science Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780521567626 0521567629

Contrary to prevailing opinion, the roots of modern science were planted in the ancient and medieval worlds long before the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. This volume illustrates the developments and discoveries that culminated in the Revolution.