The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective

In The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective, William Burns places the Scientific Revolution--and its causes and effects--in a global context. Rather than taking a Eurocentric position, Burns fully reimagines the emergence of modern science on a global scale. Written in a clear, direct style and rich with examples, the book fluidly integrates the history of the Scientific Revolution into the story of world history in a convincing and seamless fashion. Based on cutting-edge scholarship, it reveals the wider motivations and global connections of scientific innovation and provides students with a new appreciation for the origins of the global, technological world around them.

William E. Burns is a historian who lives in the Washington, D.C. area with interests in the early modern world and the history of science. He is the author of several books, including Science in World History (2011), Science and Technology in Colonial America (2005), Science in the Enlightenment: An Encyclopedia (2003), and The Scientific Revolution: An Encyclopedia (2001).

List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter One: The Old Regime in Science
Chapter Two: The Ancients and the Moderns
Chapter Three: New Worlds of Science
Chapter Four: Astronomy and Physics from Copernicus to Newton
Chapter Five: Religion in the Scientific Revolution
Chapter Six: Cultures and Institutions of the Scientific Revolution
Chapter Seven: Science and Society
Chapter Eight: The Scientific Revolution in the Colonial World
Chapter Nine: The Scientific Revolution in Asia
Conclusion: The Scientific Revolution in World History