The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind
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Author
Grayling, A. C.,
Published
New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9781620403440, 1620403447
Physical Desc
x, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781620403440, 1620403447

Notes

General Note
"First published in Great Britain, 2016"--Title-page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index.
Description
"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.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Civilization, Modern -- 17th century.
Europe -- History -- 17th century.
Europe -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
Science -- History.
Seventeenth century.
War -- History.
Other Subjects
Europa.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Grayling, A. C. (2016). The age of genius: the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind (First U.S. edition.). Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Grayling, A. C.. 2016. The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Grayling, A. C.. The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Grayling, A. C. (2016). The age of genius: the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind. First U.S. edn. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Grayling, A. C.. The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind First U.S. edition., Bloomsbury, 2016.

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