A.Rupert Hall

'It may be recommended to everybody as the best summary of what happened in the Scientific Revolution that we have had, or are likely to have for another thirty years.' – Bulletin of the Society for Renaissance Studies

• PrefaceBibliographical noteIntroduction1. The problem of cause2. The scientific revival of the sixteenth century3. A century of confusion4. The new science of motion5. The revolution in astronomy6. Innovation in biology7. New systems of scientific thought in the seventeenth century8. The organization and purpose of science9- Some technical influences10. The progress of experimentation11. Nature and number12. Newton13. The range of life14. The legacy of NewtonIndex

A.Rupert Hall

'It may be recommended to everybody as the best summary of what happened in the Scientific Revolution that we have had, or are likely to have for another thirty years.' – Bulletin of the Society for Renaissance Studies

• PrefaceBibliographical noteIntroduction1. The problem of cause2. The scientific revival of the sixteenth century3. A century of confusion4. The new science of motion5. The revolution in astronomy6. Innovation in biology7. New systems of scientific thought in the seventeenth century8. The organization and purpose of science9- Some technical influences10. The progress of experimentation11. Nature and number12. Newton13. The range of life14. The legacy of NewtonIndex