In this volume, leading scholars of early modern science argue the importance of specifically national contexts for understanding the transformation in natural philosophy between Copernicus and Newton. This volume forms part of a sequence of collections of essays which began with The Enlightenment in national context (1981) and has continued with Romanticism in national context (1988), Fin de siecle and its legacy (1990), and The Renaissance in national context (1991).

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.