John Henry (historian)

John Henry

John Henry (born 1950) is Historian of Science in the Science Studies Unit at the University of Edinburgh associated with the Strong Programme.

Biography

Henry has written books and articles on numerous topics in the history of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth century science including books on the work of Francis Bacon, the Scientific Revolution, and Nicolaus Copernicus. His articles include research on the work of Isaac Newton and later Newtonianism, Atomism and a range of other subjects. Often his focus is on the unexpected links between the development of modern science and previous systems of knowledge and understanding, particularly those of Natural Magic. In this respect his work can be seen to disagree with The Zilsel Thesis which sees the emergence of modern Science as being a radical break with the previous religious or magical traditions. Instead of seeing a great rift, Henry's work emphasises the importance of investigative techniques taken from magical traditions for many of the key figures of the scientific revolution.

Works

References

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  2. ↑ Osler, Margaret J. (2009-06-01). "John Henry. The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science". Isis. 100 (2): 403–404. doi:10.1086/605239. ISSN 0021-1753.
  3. ↑ Payne, Lynda Stephenson (1999). "Review of The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science". The Sixteenth Century Journal. 30 (2): 613–614. doi:10.2307/2544792. JSTOR 2544792. PMC 1044098.
  4. ↑ Bralley, Patricia (1997). "Review of Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 72 (1): 60–60. doi:10.1086/419662. JSTOR 3036815.
  5. ↑ Ylikoski, Petri (1998). "Review of Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 23 (3): 349–351. doi:10.1177/016224399802300305. JSTOR 690212.
  6. ↑ Ziche, Paul (1999). "Review of Scientific Knowledge. A Sociological Analysis". Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie. 30 (1): 173–176. JSTOR 25171141.


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