Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Williams, Henry Smith 1863 1943 Williams, Edward Huntington 1868 1944 A History of Science — Volume 2 Volume 2: The beginnings of modern science Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger "A History of Science — Volume 2" by Henry Smith Williams and Edward H. Williams is a historical account written in the early 20th century that explores the evolution of scientific thought and discoveries from the decline of the Roman Empire to the mid-18th century. This volume particularly emphasizes the transition from antiquity through the Middle Ages and into the beginnings of modern science, examining major scientific figures and theories that shaped the understanding of the natural world, including the works of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. At the start of this volume, the authors address the challenges of summarizing scientific progress across such an extensive period while maintaining both chronological and topical coherence. They introduce the concept of a distinct "Dark Age" where original scientific inquiry was largely absent, primarily due to the domination of ecclesiastical thought and economic stagnation. Through the lens of medieval science, they highlight both the stasis in Western Europe and the advancements in the Arab world, where scholars preserved and expanded upon Greek knowledge, paving the way for later European scientific breakthroughs. The opening sets the stage for a detailed exploration of significant scientific theories and the context of their development throughout subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science -- History Q Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 585556 585644 2024-09-01T10:45:53.095007 2023-10-01T09:46:55.961262 text/html text/html 577000 2013-01-29T16:10:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii 192819 2013-01-29T16:10:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 263161 2024-09-01T10:46:00.357916 application/epub+zip 269915 2024-09-01T10:45:54.936944 application/epub+zip 269915 2024-09-01T10:45:53.870016 application/epub+zip 502584 2024-09-01T10:46:04.941903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468662 2024-09-01T10:45:59.681918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471558 2022-09-01T12:10:22.642295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509343 509316 2024-09-01T10:45:52.495987 2023-10-01T09:46:55.420251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 509196 2009-11-17T16:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185260 2009-11-17T16:56:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18369 2024-09-01T10:46:05.087890 application/rdf+xml 18357 2024-09-01T10:45:54.338950 image/jpeg 4560 2024-09-01T10:45:54.051006 image/jpeg 258349 2024-09-01T10:45:53.142961 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia