Shapin S. The Scientific Revolution

University of Chicago Press, 1996. — 256 p.“There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it.” With this provocative and apparently paradoxical claim, Steven Shapin begins his bold, vibrant exploration of the origins of the modern scientific worldview.
“Shapin's account is informed, nuanced, and articulated with clarity...This is not to attack or devalue science but to reveal its richness as the human endeavor that it most surely is...Shapin's book is an impressive achievement.” — David C. Lindberg, Science.What Was Known?
How Was It Known?
What Was the Knowledge For?
Bibliographic Essay.