Pamela O. Long is an independent historian of pre-modern European history and the history of science and technology. She has received grants and fellowships from many institutions, including the American Academy in Rome, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. She is a co-director of the Michael of Rhodes Project. She is the author of Openness, Secrecy, Authorship: Technical Arts and the Culture of Knowledge from Antiquity to the Renaissance and co-editor of the Historical Perspectives on Technology, Society and Culture Series.
This interesting, well-written volume offers an introduction to the
history of Western science through an examination of the influence
of artisans, craftspeople, and other practitioners such as weavers,
painters, architect/engineers, instrument makers, and mariners on
the emerging disciplines of the scientific revolution and the new
humanism. . . . Recommended. Upper division undergraduates and
above." —R. M. Davis, Choice.
"Long's subtle reshaping of the Zilsel thesis is developed over
four chapters. . . . At one level Long's argument sits well with a
range of studies that draw attention to the role of practical and
commercial stimuli and non-elite individuals in the Scientific
Revolution. However, her stronger claims go beyond this literature
and should provoke debate. . . . Long's argument deserves serious
consideration and is a significant contribution to this major
debate." —Patrick Wallis, Renaissance Quarterly"Pamela O. Long's
clear, accessible, and elegantly written recent book explores the
ways that artisan/practitioners influenced the development of the
new sciences in the years beteen 1400 and 1600. . . . Long guides
readers . . . through a series of engaging chapters that introduce
works and figures that are crucial to the development of these
ideas, inclucing a wonderful account of the architecture of Rome
from the pages of Vitruvius through the streets of a city dotted
with obelisks and occasionally overcome with waters. Enjoy!" —Carla
Nappi, New Books Network.
"Long has produced a lively and engaging book. . . . This is a book
fo non-specialists based on her lectures as Horning Visiting
Scholar in the Humanities at Oregon State University, and it works
well as an accessible introduction to these issues." —Lesley
Cormack, H-Net Reviews
"Long's latest book not only offers a timely review of this
important dicussion, it also begins to make an important
contribution to it. . . . This is a useful book on an important
subject from a scholar who is well suited to write it." —Eric H.
Ash, American Historical Review
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