Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Note on Terminology and Acknowledgements
1
Preface
3
Introduction
5
From Pre-classical to Classical Pursuits
11
2
Experimentation and Quantification
29
Institutionalisation of Science
55
4
Truth(s)
75
The Scientific Revolution: The Big Picture
83
6
West and East European Contexts
101
Epilogue
119
References
125
Index
139