Relocating Modern Science

Circulation and the Construction of Knowledge in South Asia and Europe, 1650-1900

• Author(s): K. Raj,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 285
• ISBN_10: 0230625312
  ISBN_13: 9780230625310
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Europe / General , History / Social History , History / World , Science / History , History / General , History / Asia / General , Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism ,

Description:... Relocating Modern Science challenges the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and was subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of key moments in the history of science, it demonstrates the crucial roles of circulation and intercultural encounter for their emergence.