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Last updated on October 10, 2003 |
Welcome to the homepage for NASC 400 at Truman State University. Here you will find all the handouts given in class, links to relevant websites, and links to articles available electronically on JSTOR. General Websites for history of science Websites containing primary sources Course Handouts Syllabus Presocratics Primary Source Readings (LInks or PDF files) Ancient Science Leucippus and Democritus Medieval Science None at this time Scientific Revolution Galileo's Lettter to the Grand Duchess Christina Readings on JSTOR Each of the following required articles from Isis are located on JSTOR. Each title is linked directly to the article and will open in a new window. The first page of the article will appear in your web browser, and you can then read the article directly page by page by clicking on "next page" at the bottom. You can also download the entire article (in PDF) for reading offline or printing, by clicking on "DOWNLOAD" that appears at both the top and bottom of the page. You can also
browse Isis from JSTOR directly.
Robert Westman, “The Melancthon Circle, Rheticus, and the Wittenberg Interpretation of the Copernican Theory.” Isis 66 (1975): 165-93. Other Articles William Newman, "Technology and Alchemical Debate in the Late Middle Ages," Isis 80, no. 3 (1989): 423-45. B.J.T.
Dobbs, “Newton’s Alchemy and His Theory of Matter.”
Isis 73 (1982): 511-28. Keith Hutchison. “What Happened to Occult Qualities in the Scientific Revolution?” Isis 73 (1982): 233-53. |
Nicolas Copernicus
Tycho Brahe |
