HIST 635: Problems in European History

HIST 635-002: The Scientific Revolution
(Spring 2023)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W

Horizon Hall 4001

Section Information for Spring 2023

In 1996, Steven Shapin began his book on the scientific revolution by declaring: "There was no such thing as the Scientific Revolution, and this is a book about it." Over the last several decades, research on the history of science has exploded earlier twentieth century notions about a seventeenth-century revolution in the sciences that focused especially on elite practitioners of astronomy, botany, mathematics, and physics and instead begun to reveal the sprawling, complex, and contested reality of early modern scientific practices. This reading course will explore developments in the history of science and knowledge in early modern Europe and the Americas through the lens of recent scholarship on everything from alchemy and cooking to engineering and navigation, to build a nuanced understanding of the scientific revolution(s) that occurred across the early modern era and throughout the Atlantic world.

HIST 635 Spring 2023 Syllabus

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Investigates selected problems. Readings, discussions, development of bibliographies. Primary sources used where possible. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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