Grayling, A. C., <br/><br/>
The age of genius :  the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind / 
A.C. Grayling. 
 - x, 351 pages :  illustrations (some color), 1 map ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. I INTRODUCTION -- 1. Seeing the Universe -- 2. The Epoch in Human History -- pt. II A TIME OF WARS -- 3. The Origins of the Wars -- 4. The Loss of the Palatinate -- 5. The Mercenary Captains -- 6. The Edict of Restitution, 1629 -- 7. The Swedish Apogee -- 8. From Wallenstein to Breisach -- 9. Towards Westphalia -- 10. In the Ruins of Europe -- 11. The Maritime Conflicts -- pt. III THE CUMULATION OF IDEAS -- 12. The Intelligencers -- 13. The Short Ways to Knowledge -- 14. Dr Dee and the Potent Art -- 15. The Rosicrucian Scare -- pt. IV FROM MAGIC TO SCIENCE -- 16. From Magic to Method -- 17. The Birth of Science -- 18. War and Science -- pt. V THE SOCIAL ORDER -- 19. Society and Politics -- 20. Language and Belief -- pt. VI CONCLUSION -- 21. Is It a Myth? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780747599425 0747599424 9781408870389 140887038X 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB601411  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1600-1699 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intellectual life.<br/>Wissenschaftsentwicklung<br/>Wissenschaft<br/>Moderne<br/>Geistesleben
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Intellectual life--17th century.<br/>Europe--History--17th century.<br/>Europe.<br/>Europa
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB401  / .G73 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.252