Looking at the link between science and imperial growth.
The text highlights contributions from the Aztec palaces, Chinese universities, and physicists like Satyendra Nath Bose . Horizontes Una Historia Global De La Ciencia Se...
The book reframes the "Scientific Revolution" as a global phenomenon driven by cultural intersections and, frequently, unequal power dynamics like colonialism and slavery. Looking at the link between science and imperial growth
Focusing on "New Worlds" and the heavens. Horizontes Una Historia Global De La Ciencia Se...
Poskett dismantles the idea that icons like Copernicus or Einstein worked in a Western vacuum. For example, Copernicus relied on Arabic and Persian mathematical techniques, while Newton used observations from Asia and Africa to formulate his laws.
The book is structured into four periods where external global factors drove scientific development:
Exploring the industrial and competitive nature of science.