Before Galileo : the birth of modern science in medieval Europe / John Freely.
Freely, John.
2012
Q124.97 .F75 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Before Galileo : the birth of modern science in medieval Europe / John Freely.
Author Freely, John.
ISBN 9781590206072 (US)
159020607X (US)
9780715645109 (UK)
0715645102 (UK)
Publication Details New York, NY : Overlook Duckworth, 2012.
Language English
Description 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number Q124.97 .F75 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 509.409/02
Summary A history of science in the Dark Ages documents the achievements of lesser-known European scholars, including the monk Saint Bede, who effectively paved the way for the discoveries of such luminaries as Galileo and Newton.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-333) and index.
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