Examines the effects of the 'Scientific Revolution' on scientific thinking and describes the effects of national and regional factors.
Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Scientific revolution, social bricolage and etiquette Mario Biagioli; 2. The scientific revolution in France L. W. B. Brockliss; 3. The scientific revolution in the German nations William Clark; 4. The new philosophy in the low countries Harold J. Cook; 5. The scientific revolution in Poland Jerzy Dobrzycki; 6. The scientific revolution in Spain and Portugal David Goodman; 7. The scientific revolution in England John Henry; 8. The scientific revolution in Bohemia Josef Smolka; 9. Instituting science in Sweden Sven Widmalm; 10. The scientific revolution in Scotland Paul Wood; Index.