The main source for this part of the course is Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus, Making Modern Science: A Historical Survey, University Of Chicago Press, 2005. ISBN: 0226068617. This is a wide-ranging account of the beginning of what we would recognize as physics, chemistry and biology. This is a historical overview of the Scientific Revolution that puts it in a philosophical and social context.
Reading for the week of Sept 21: please skim the introduction and read chapters 2-5.
For the week of Sept 28:
- You may want to start chapter 15 of Bowler and Morus.
- Check out Noga Arikha's website concerning her recent book on humors, possibly including a humoral (not humorous) personality test. (Note the medical disclaimer attached to the test page). The NYT review of her book has a good summary of humoral theory.
- Watch Demi Moore lightheartedly shill for leech therapy (via HuffPo)
For the week of Oct 6: Chapters 6-8 and chapter 19 in Making Modern Science.