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Scientific Culture and the Making of the Industrial West
Margaret C. Jacob
Scientific Culture and the Making of the Industrial West
Margaret C. Jacob
This works seeks to explain the process by which in the 17th and 18th centuries scientific knowledge became an integral part of the culture of Europe and how this led to the Industrial Revolution. It explains why England was so more successful at this transition than its continental counterparts.
282 pages, halftones
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 2, 1997 |
Original release date | 1996 |
ISBN13 | 9780195082197 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 159 × 242 × 18 mm · 576 g |
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