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245 14 a| The age of genius :b| the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind /c| A.C. Grayling.;

250 a| First U.S. edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Bloomsbury,c| 2016.;

300 a| x, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), map, portraits ;c| 25 cm;

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500 a| "First published in Great Britain, 2016"--Title-page verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-340) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction. Seeing the universe ; The epoch in human history -- A time of wars. The origins of the wars ; The loss of the Palatinate ; The mercenary captains ; The Edict of Restitution, 1629 -- The Swedish apogee ; From Wallenstein to Breisach ; Towards Westphalia ; In the ruins of Europe ; The maritime conflicts -- The cumulation of ideas. The intelligencers ; The short ways to knowledge ; Dr Dee and the potent art ; The Rosicrucian scare -- From magic to science. From magic to method ; The birth of science ; War and science -- The social order. Society and politics ; Language and belief -- Conclusion. Is it a myth?;

520 a| "Explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics ... Grayling points to three primary factors [behind this epochal shift]: the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature; the rise of the individual as a general and not merely an aristocratic type; and the invention and application of instruments and measurement in the study of the natural world"--Amazon.com.;

651 0 a| Europex| Intellectual lifey| 17th century.=| ^A277387;

651 0 a| Europex| Historyy| 17th century.=| ^A15811;

650 0 a| Civilization, Moderny| 17th century.=| ^A39972;

650 0 a| Sciencex| History.=| ^A213;

650 0 a| Warx| History.=| ^A68918;

650 0 a| Seventeenth century.=| ^A34701;

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648 7 a| 1600 - 16992| fast;

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The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind / A.C. Grayling.

Author/creator	Grayling, A. C. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First U.S. edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Description	x, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm
Subjects	Civilization, Modern--17th century. Science--History. War--History. Seventeenth century. Europe--Intellectual life. --17th century. Europe--History. --17th century.

Contents	Introduction. Seeing the universe ; The epoch in human history -- A time of wars. The origins of the wars ; The loss of the Palatinate ; The mercenary captains ; The Edict of Restitution, 1629 -- The Swedish apogee ; From Wallenstein to Breisach ; Towards Westphalia ; In the ruins of Europe ; The maritime conflicts -- The cumulation of ideas. The intelligencers ; The short ways to knowledge ; Dr Dee and the potent art ; The Rosicrucian scare -- From magic to science. From magic to method ; The birth of science ; War and science -- The social order. Society and politics ; Language and belief -- Conclusion. Is it a myth?
Abstract	"Explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics ... Grayling points to three primary factors [behind this epochal shift]: the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature; the rise of the individual as a general and not merely an aristocratic type; and the invention and application of instruments and measurement in the study of the natural world"--Amazon.com.
General note	"First published in Great Britain, 2016"--Title-page verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-340) and index.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9781620403440 hardcover
ISBN	1620403447 hardcover
ISBN	electronic publication

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