Archives of the Scientific Revolution

The Formation and Exchange of Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Europe

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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The seventeenth century in Western Europe remains the key time and place for the development of modern science; the basic theme of this book is what the nature of seventeenth-century archives can tell us about this development, through a series of case studies (Boyle, Galileo, Huygens, Newton included).Manuscript collections created by the individuals and institutions who were responsible for the scientific revolution offer valuable evidence of the intellectual aspirations and working practices of the principal protagonists. This volume is the first to explore such archives, focusing on the ways in which ideas were formulated, stored and disseminated, and opening up understanding of the process of intellectual change. It analyses the characteristics and history of the archives of such leading intellectuals as Robert Boyle, Galileo Galilei, G.W. Leibniz, Isaac Newton and William Petty; also considered are the new scientific institutions founded at the time, the Royal Society and the Académie des Sciences. In each case, significant broader findings emerge concerning the nature and role of such holdings; an introductory essay discusses the interpretation and exploitation of archives.MICHAEL HUNTER is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. Contributors: MICHAEL HUNTER, MASSIMO BUCCIANTINI, MARK GREENGRASS, ROBERT A. HATCH, FRANCES HARRIS, JOELLA YODER, DOMENICO BERTOLONI MELI, ROB ILIFFE, JAMES G. O'HARA, MORDECHAI FEINGOLD, CHRISTIANE DEMEULENAERE-DOUYRE, DAVID STURDY

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-05-07
Mått:156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:516 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:222
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780851155531

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Excellently illuminates the history of seventeenth-century scientific archives and the problems they present. JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION The reader is left with a profound sense of the fragility of archives, their great power for both revelation and concealment, their complexity, and their individuality. This book is an important contribution for allhistorians.

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`Image versus Reality: the Archives of the French Académie des Sciences' (with Christiane Demeulenaere-Douyère). - Introduction - Michael HunterCelebration and conservation: the Galilean collection of the national library of Florence - Massimo BucciantiniArchive refractions: Hartlib's papers and the workings of an intelligencer - Mark GreengrassBetween erudition and science: the archive and correspondence network of Ismaël Bouillau - Robert A. HatchIreland as a laboratory: the archive of Sir William Petty - Frances HarrisThe archives of Christiaan Huygens and his editors - Joella G. YoderThe achive and Consulti of Marcello Malpighi: some preliminary reflections - Domenico Bertoloni MeliMapping the mind of Robert Boyle: the evidence of the Boyle papers - Michael HunterA `connected system'? The snare of a beautiful hand and the unity of Newton's archive - Robert C Iliffe`A chaos of jottings that I do not have the leisure to arrange and mark with headings': Leibniz's manuscript papers and their repositoryrepository - James G. O'HaraOf records and grandeur: the archive of the royal society - Mordechai FeingoldImage versus reality: the archives of the French Académie des Sciences' (with David Sturdy) - Christiane Demeulenaere-Douyere