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On The Shoulders Of Giants: The Progress Of Science In The Seventeenth Century, Erich M. Harth
On The Shoulders Of Giants: The Progress Of Science In The Seventeenth Century, Erich M. Harth
The Courier
This article gives a brief synopsis of the scientific advancements made during the seventeenth century, the literature of which can partly be found at Syracuse University Special Collections. The author argues that the progenitors of the new scientific thought such as Galileo were not at odds with the mysticism and occultism of the past, and in fact still embraced certain parts of that Middle Ages past.
Catalogue Of Seventeenth-Century Books In Science Held By The George Arents Research Library, Eileen Snyder
Catalogue Of Seventeenth-Century Books In Science Held By The George Arents Research Library, Eileen Snyder
The Courier
This article serves as a bibliography for the scientific books, mainly from the seventeenth century, that are housed in the Syracuse University Special Collections. They draw from three main collections: the Muckenhoupt Collection, the Wolff-Leavenworth Collection, and the Leopold von Ranke library. The books are written by scientific pioneers such as Copernicus, Newton, Benjamin Franklin, and many others.